2019
Docu-fiction
Length: 88 minutes
Language: Croatian, Serbian
Synopsis
Through the perspective of its main protagonist, a well-off Austrian housewife, the story follows a remarkable rescue campaign of largest proportions that took place in Zagreb, during WWII. It is a story about a woman who, with a handful of her closest associates, saved from imminent death more than 10,000 children from ill-famed camps established by Ustashe, collaborationists of Nazi Germany. For a long time her name has been erased from history as her remarkable deeds were attributed to others. Her identity remained unknown even to the children whose lives she had saved. Her name is Diana Budisavljević.
Cast
Alma Prica
Igor Samobor
Mirjana Karanović
Tihomir Stanić
Ermin Bravo
Crew
DIRECTOR / Dana Budisavljević
WRITERS / Dana Budisavljević & Jelena Paljan
PRODUCERS / Miljenka Čogelja (Hulahop)
CO-PRODUCERS / This and That Productions (Serbia), December Film (Slovenia)
SUPPORTED BY / Film Center Serbia, The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, City of Zagreb Office for culture, Slovenian Film Centre, Eurimages, MEDIA Creative Europe, HRT
Festivals
Pulski filmski festival, Motovun Film Festival , Rab Film Festival, Filmski festival glumca, VoxFeminae Festival, Festival slovenskog filma, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival , Slobodna Zona, Cinedays festival europskog filma, Cottbus film festival, UK Jewish Film , Ljubljanski filmski festival LIFFE, Zagreb Film Festival, Crnogorski festival filma o ljudskim pravima UBRZAJ, Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival
Awards
[OKTAVIJAN] Croatian Film Critics society – award Best Croatian Feature, [JERUSALEM JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL] Best feature, [ZAGREB FILM FESTIVAL] Best feature for young adults, [SLOBODNA ZONA BELGRADE] Audience award, Human Rights award, [FILM FESTIVAL COTTBUS] Best debut feature, [Actor’s Film Festival VINKOVCI] “Zlatni Orion” award for best main actress Alma Prica, [PULA FILM FESTIVAL] “Velika Zlatna arena” award for best feature, “Zlatna arena” award for directing, Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean- Jury award – FEDEORA award for best Croatian feature, “Zlatna vrata Pule” – Audience award, “Zlatna arena” for music, “Zlatna arena” for editing