These Are the Rules

Takva su pravila

Ivo is a bus driver in his fifties. His wife, Maja, is a housewife. Their son, Tomica, is about to graduate. They are satisfied with their normal and somewhat low-profile lives. Ivo is a gentle and quiet man and a law-abiding citizen. But even though he is living an ordinary life, he has strong moral principles. One day, Tomica comes home badly beaten-up. They go to the emergency room, but the doctor sends the boy home. Later that night, Tomica collapses. It seems that injuries are more serious than the doctor thought. Ivo and Maja become frightened and they go to the police but the police refuse to help. Bit by bit, Ivo is losing his trust in the rule of law. He used to believe that there are some principles on which society is built. Now he sees that’s not true. He decides he must do something, so he goes out looking for the boy who has beaten his son.

  • Year:
    2014
  • Runtime:
    77 min.
  • Country:
    Croatia, France, Serbia, Macedonia
  • Director:
    Ognjen Sviličić
  • Screenplay:
    Ognjen Sviličić
  • Dir. of Photography:
    Crystel Fournier
  • Editor:
    Atanas Georgiev
  • Cast:
    Emir Hadžihafizbegović, Jasna Žalica, Hrvoje Vladisavljević, Veronika Mach, Goran Bogdan, Stjepan Perić, Nikša Butijer, Slaven Španović, Ana Begić, Sanja Drakulić
  • Production:
    Maxima Film, Hrvatska radiotelevizija, KinoElektron, Biberche Productions, Trice Films Skopje
  • Sales:
    Urban Distribution International
  • Festivals:
    Venice 2014 (Horizons competition – Best Actor (Emir Hadžihafizbegović)), Busan 2014, Warsaw 2014 (Best Director), Cottbus 2014 (Best Actor (Emir Hadžihafizbegović)), Karlovy Vary 2015

Schedule:

14.11.2016 15:30 Kino Lumière (K4)

About the Director:

Ognjen Sviličić

Ognjen Sviličić (1971, Split, Croatia) started his career with a series of TV features, often working as a co–writer and script doctor on films by other directors. Sviličić’s first international success came with Sorry for Kung Fu (Oprosti za kung fu, 2004), a comedy about a young woman who returns from Germany to her native village in the Dalmatian highlands. Armin (2007) was screened in Berlinale Forum. His latest film, These Are the Rules (2014), premiered in the Orizzonti section of the Venice IFF where it won the Best Actor award for Emir Hadžihafizbegović.