CROAZIA, BOSNIA-ERZEGOVINA
KINO LIKA
2008 – 35mm – colore - 122’
Direction: Dalibor Matanic
Screenplay: Dalibor Matanic, Milan F. Živkovic; based on a book written by Damir Karakas
Cinematography: Branko Linta
Editing: Tomislav Pavlic
Set design: Zeljka Buric
Music: Jura Ferina, Pavle Miholjevic
Costumes: Ana Savic-Gecan
Cast: Kresimir Mikic, Areta Curkovic, Ivo Gregurevic, Danko Ljuština, Jasna Zalica, Milan Pleština, Nada Gacešic Livakovic, Marija Tadic
Producer: Ankica Juric-Tilic
Production: Kinorama, Stoosova 25, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
Cooproducers: Hrvatska radiotelevizija, Porta Produkcija (BA)
SYNOPSIS
A godforsaken mountain village is the only home that a young football player, a miser peasant and a fat girl have. This isolated part of the country finds itself in the middle of the referendum for or against the EU. Our characters couldn’t care less – they are absorbed in their problems. The young football player who accidentally killed his mother doesn’t want to join a rich foreign football team and is willing to risk his father’s love because of it. The lonely fat girl is so desperate for a friend and for a lover that she will end up seeking both in the pigsty. The miser peasant will find out that the real misery is in loneliness.
THE DIRECTOR: DALIBOR MATANIC
Born the 21/01/1975, in Zagreb After finishing 7th gymnasium, enters Academy of drama arts in Zagreb, film and TV directing. As a student worked as an assistant director to Zoran Tadic and Zrinko Ogresta. In 2000 he shoots The cashier wants to go to the seaside, received many awards, opened prestigious “New directors/New films film festival” in New York's MoMa. In 2002 Fine dead girls it was the only film which had received on Pula’s festival an award for best film by jury, by critics and by audience. Foreign critics pointed out that this film was a bravest step forward in defending human rights in this area. Same year made a short film Susa, shown in section Quinzaine des réalisateurs. In 2005 made Hundred minutes of glory, written by Robert Perisic. In 2006 made I love you about young man who gets infected by AIDS. In 2008 made Kino Lika, very successful in cinemas. In 2009 he made short film Tulum (Party).
He got the award for Best Début, Golden Arena for directing, Award of Croatian Actors for best director, 5 awards Oktavijan from Croatian critics association and Award for Culture by City of Zagreb. He is member of European Film Academy (EFA).
FILMOGRAPHY
2000 Blagajnica hoce ici na more / The cashier wants to go to the seaside, 86’
2002 Fine mrtve djevojke / Fine dead girls, 77’
2002 Susa / Drought (short), 14’
2005 Sto minuta slave /100 minutes of glory, 100’
2006 Volim te / I love you, 83’
2008 Kino Lika, 122’
2009 Tulum / Party (short) 15’
AWARDS AND FESTIVALS
2008 Auteurs Film Festival, Belgrade: international competition
2008 Funchal Film Festival: international competition
2008 Liffe Ljubljana Film Festival
2008Noordelijk Film Festival: grand prix Matad'or and the award of the students
2008 Eastern Neighbours, Utrecht
2008 Montpellier Film Festival: young audience award
2008 Filmfest Hamburg: international competition
2008 International Cinematographer's Festival "Manaki Brothers"
2008 Dani hrvatskog filma Orašje
2008 Sarajevo Film Festival: international competition
2008 Pula FilmFestival: 2 Golden Arenas and debutant prize for actress
