The High Sun (Croatian: Zvizdan) is a 2015 Croatian drama film directed by Dalibor Matanić. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival winning the Jury Prize.[1][2][3] It is the first Croatian film to be screened at Cannes since the country's independence in 1991.[4] The film was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[5]
| The High Sun | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Dalibor Matanić |
| Written by | Dalibor Matanić |
| Produced by | Ankica Jurić Tilić Petra Vidmar Frenk Celarc Nenad Dukić Miroslav Mogorović |
| Starring | Tihana Lazović |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Countries | Croatia Serbia Slovenia |
| Language | Croatian |
Cast edit
- Tihana Lazović as Jelena / Nataša / Marija
- Goran Marković as Ivan / Ante / Luka
- Nives Ivanković as Jelena's / Nataša's mother
- Dado Ćosić as Saša / Dražen
- Stipe Radoja as Božo / Ivno
- Trpimir Jurkić as Ivan's / Luka's father
- Mira Banjac as Ivan's grandmother
- Slavko Sobin as Mane / Dino
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2015 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Screenings Guide". Festival de Cannes. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Rebecca Ford (23 May 2015). "Cannes: 'Rams' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Velik uspjeh Dalibora Matanića: S novim filmom upao u Cannes!". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 16 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (27 August 2015). "Oscars: Croatia Selects 'The High Sun' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
External links edit
- The High Sun at IMDb
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