Memories from the Bosnian war suddenly come back to Vesna (by Ksenija Marinković), a nurse working in Zagreb, after receiving an unexpected call,. For twenty years now she has been living between her home and work, helping her now grown-up children. With that call, her husband, a war criminal Zarko, who fought the war "on the other side", comes back into her life. An intense anxiety now fills up Vesna's days.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 25 min.
- Country, year
- Croatia, Serbia, 2016
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller, War
- Language
- Croatian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Zrinko Ogresta
- Producers
- Ivan Maloca
- Cast
- Ksenija Marinkovic, Lazar Ristovski, Tihana Lazovic, Robert Budak, Toni Sestan
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Berlin Film Festival
- FEST International Film Festival
Director
Zrinko Ogresta
Zrinko Ogresta is a Croatian screenwriter and director, known for his strong visual style and the capability to gradually uncover the anxieties and traumas of his characters, hidden behind the facade of the calm ordinary lives. Z. Ogresta's debut film Fragments (Krhotine, 1991) was nominated for the European Film Award. On the Other Side is his seventh feature. The director is currently teaching film direction in Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Arts and he is a member of the European Film Academy.
