THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT
February 27, 1993, Štrpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Paramilitary forces stop a passenger train from Belgrade to Bar in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.
Nebojša Slijepčević was born in 1973 in Zagreb, Croatia, where he also graduated in Film Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art. His documentary feature Srbenka (2018) was shortlisted for European Film Awards and won numerous awards at international film festivals, among them the Heart of Sarajevo Award as well as the Audience Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival, and a special mention of the Buyens-Chagoll jury at Visions du Réel 2018. His feature documentary Gangster of Love (2013) won the Audience Award at ZagrebDox and premiered internationally at Hot Docs and Karlovy Vary. It was one of the biggest box office hits in Croatia. Nebojša directed numerous TV documentaries, series, and short films. He teaches at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.
Cannes Film Festival – Palme d’Or for Best Short Film Hamptons International Film Festival – Golden Starfish Award for Documentary Feature Melbourne International Film Festival – City of Melbourne Award for Best Short Film
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT (ff.)
Director: Nebojša Slijepčević
Country: Croatia
Year: 2024
Runtime: 13′
Language: Croatian, Serbian
Cast: Goran Bogdan, Dragan Mićanović, Alexis Manenti, Silvio Mumelaš
Production: Antitalent, Contrast Films, Les Films Norfolk
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