A Stranger

A Stranger

83 mins | Drama | Sept. 12, 2013

When Slavko's old friend Djulaga dies, Slavko feels obliged to go to the funeral. But in his hometown of Mostar, in Bosnia & Herzegovina, this simple social obligation has the potential to get him into all kinds of trouble: with his neighbors or even with local political bigwigs. Yet if he does not go, his wife will think he's a coward, the grieving family will never forgive him - and he might have trouble forgiving himself. This is a compelling tale of everyday life in a fractured society, and a world where paranoia, comedy and drama co-exist. It is also an astute psychological portrait of a man who is forced to cross the invisible line that divides two communities. Above all, it is the story of a man who lost everything that defined him, when his country disintegrated.

A Stranger

83 mins | Drama | Sept. 12, 2013

A Stranger
When Slavko's old friend Djulaga dies, Slavko feels obliged to go to the funeral. But in his hometown of Mostar, in Bosnia & Herzegovina, this simple social obligation has the potential to get him into all kinds of trouble: with his neighbors or even with local political bigwigs. Yet if he does not go, his wife will think he's a coward, the grieving family will never forgive him - and he might have trouble forgiving himself. This is a compelling tale of everyday life in a fractured society, and a world where paranoia, comedy and drama co-exist. It is also an astute psychological portrait of a man who is forced to cross the invisible line that divides two communities. Above all, it is the story of a man who lost everything that defined him, when his country disintegrated.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Hrvatska Radiotelevizija, Spiritus Movens, Zagreb, Kadar
Original title Obrana i zaštita
Directors Bobo Jelčić
Writers Bobo Jelčić

Cast

Bogdan Diklić

as Slavko

Nada Đurevska

as Milena

Ivana Roščić

as Zehra

Rakan Rushaidat

as Krešo

Vinko Kraljević

as Milan

Selma Alispahić

as Portirka

Sadžida Šetić

as Susjeda

Sergej Trifunović

as Švercer viskija

Šerif Alić

as Đulagin brat

Mirsad Elezi

as Enes

Hadžija Hadžibajramović

as Đulagina žena

Nermin Karačić

as Hodža

Ivo Krešić

as Gago

Sanda Krgo

as Milanova žena

Maja Knezović Lasić

as Sekretarica II

Goran Lozo

as Čovjek koji čeka

Snježana Martinović

as Sekretarica I

Saša Oručević

as Hasan

Merima Ovčina

as Azra

Robert Pehar

as Tahir

Nermin Tulić

as Đulaga