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Donkey

DONKEY/KENJAC

Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, GB, 2009., 90'

Director

Antonio Nuić

Cast

Nebojša Glogovac , Nataša Janjić , Ljubomir Kapor, Emir Hadžihafizbegović

Awards

PULA FILM FESTIVAL 2009.- GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST SCREENPLAY, CINEMATOGRAPHY(MIRKO PIVČEVIĆ) AND MUSIC (SRĐAN GULIĆ GUL)
OKTAVIJAN FILM CRITICS AWARD FOR BEST LONG FEATURE FILM

It is 1995. The summer when the war operation Storm will take place. Boro, who is going to be forty in a year and a half, with his wife Jasna and son Luka goes to his home village Drinovci, Herzegovina, after seven years. He wants to see his brother who managed to leave Sarajevo with his family. Boro knew that his brother was wounded, but when he sees him after many years, he discovers that the brother will spend the rest of his life in wheel chair. Boro constantly fights with Jasna, and he doesn't speak at all to his father Pako, whom he blames for his mother's death. In two weeks in August 1995, Boro will solve the years long dispute with his father, he will learn to be a better husband and a father and in all this a considerable role will be played by a donkey.

Antonio Nuić was born in Sarajevo 1977. He graduated in film and TV directing from Academy of dramatic arts in Zagreb. He is a member of Croatian Film Directors Society. “Donkey” is his second long feature film. “All For Free” is his first feature movie which won Great Golden Arena for best movie, Golden Arena for best director, Golden Arena for best screenplay and Golden Arena for best female supporting role in Pula Film Festival, Heart of Sarajevo for best male leading role in Sarajevo Film Festival.