Father (Serbian: Oтац, romanizedOtac) is a 2020 Serbian film directed by Srdan Golubović.[1][2] It premiered as part of the Panorama programme at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival,[3] where it won the Audience Award and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.[4][5]

Father
Film poster
SerbianOтац
Directed bySrdan Golubović
Written bySrdan Golubović
Ognjen Svilicić
Produced byJelena Mitrović
Čedomir Kolar
Alexander Ris
Marc Baschet
Danis Tanović
Boris T. Matić
Lana Matić
Danijel Hočevar
Amra Bakšić Čamo
Adis Djapo
StarringGoran Bogdan
Boris Isaković
Nada Šargin
Milica Janevski
CinematographyAleksandar Ilić
Edited byPetar Marković
Production
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CountrySerbia

The film is based on the true story of a man from the Serbian town of Priboj, who, after his children had been taken away from him by local social services, travelled to Belgrade on foot in order to have his children returned to him.[6][7][8][9][5]

Cast

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Critical reception

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Jessica Kiang of Variety had called the film "powerful, but grueling" and a "tough, but compelling downer".[10][11]

Accolades

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Date Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Notes
2022 35th Golden Rooster Awards Best Foreign Language Film Father Won [12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Programme 2020: Otac/Father". Berlinale.de.
  2. ^ a b "FATHER/OTAC - Film". European Film Awards.
  3. ^ Janković, Zoran (28 February 2020). "FESTIVALS: Srdan Golubović's Father Opens 2020 FEST in Belgrade". Film News Europe.
  4. ^ "The Panorama Audience Awards go to Otac (Father) and Welcome to Chechnya". Berlinale.de. 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b Petkovic, Vladan (4 March 2020). "Srdan Golubović • Director of Father". Cineuropa.
  6. ^ "Čovek po kom je snimljen "Otac": Podneo sam 130 zahteva, ispunio sve što traže". N1.
  7. ^ "Đorđe Joksimović – čovek po čijoj je priči rađen film "Otac"". Nova.rs.
  8. ^ "Potresna priča čoveka po kome je nastao film "Otac"". Noizz.
  9. ^ "Čovek koji je bio inspiracija za film "Otac" govori za "Jutro": Sposoban sam da se staram o svojoj deci!". Prva.rs.
  10. ^ "Father (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes.
  11. ^ Kiang, Jessica. "'Father': Film Review". Variety.
  12. ^ Xu Lengyi (徐崚怡) (2022-11-01). 第35届中国电影金鸡奖公布提名,《长津湖》入围8项. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-11-16.