by Nebojša Slijepčević
Mož, ki ni mogel molčati, orig. Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti, 2024, fiction, co-production, digital DCP, 1,33:1 (4:3), 24, c, 13 min
Finished
HR, FR, BG, SI
February 27, 1993, Štrpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is
stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent
civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of
a man who could not remain silent.
screenwriter
Nebojša Slijepčević
director
Nebojša Slijepčević
producers
Katarina Prpić, Danijel Pek
co-producers
Katya Trichkova, Noëlle Lévénez, Boštjan Virc
associate producers
Kristina Samsarova, Marine Lepaulmier, Noël Fuzellier, Philippe Wendling
director of photography
Gregor Božič
film editor
Tomislav Stojanović
production designer
Ivan Veljača
costume designer
Geo Pavlov
key make-up artist
Magdalena Boyadzhieva
sound designer
Ivan Andreev
featuring
Goran Bogdan, Alexis Manenti, Silvio Mumelaš, Dragan Mićanović, Lara Nekić, Priska Ugrina, Dušan Gojić, Nebojša Pop Tasić, Damir Markovina, Antonio Nuić
production
Antitalent
co-production
Contrast Films, Les Films Norfolk, Studio Virc
in collaboration with
Film Studio Viba Film
co-funding
Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Bulgarian National Film Center, CNC, Slovenian Film Centre
sales
Manifest
“The film is based on a horrific crime committed in Bosnia 30 years ago. There are three sides to every crime: the perpetrators, the victims, and the witnesses. I was particularly interested in
the third group. We approached the film as if it were happening today, and as if this situation
was happening to us, here. It's easy to imagine that the passengers on the train are someone
else, but they could easily be us, and in a way - they are. Acts of violence take place around us
daily. Locally, it’s not as extreme as during the war in former Yugoslavia, but globally - it is even
more extreme. And each of us is faced with the question posed by the film’s protagonist: should
we stand up to violence even if we are not its immediate target?”
César best film (Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, 2025)
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Iris Award best cinematography (ZFS - Združenje filmskih snemalcev Slovenije, 2025)
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European Film Award best film (EFA - European Film Academy, 2024)
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Special Mention ------- (FeKK - Ljubljana short film festival, 2024)
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Special Mention best cinematography (Festival of Slovenian Film, 2024)
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Award best actor/actress (Sulmona International Film Festival, 2024)
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City of Melbourne Grand Prix best film (MIFF - Melbourne International Film Festival, 2024)
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Palme d'Or Award best film (Cannes film festival, 2024)
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Award best cinematography (Bucharest Short Film Festival, 2024)