Branko Djuric

  • Ivan Martinac – Kuca na pijesku AKA House on the Sand (1985)

    1981-1990DramaIvan MartinacYugoslavia

    Kuca na pijesku (1985)

    Plot:
    An archaeologist returns from an assignment in Catalonia to his home in Split. Soon after, he commits suicide. His friend, the judge, finds an audio tape and tries to figure out the reasons behind the archaeologist’s suicide…Read More »

  • Danis Tanovic – No Man’s Land (2001)

    Drama2001-2010Bosnia HerzegovinaDanis TanovicWar

    Quote:
    Set in the same place and about the same war, “No Man’s Land” is like the grown-up version of “Behind Enemy Lines.” It’s a bleakly funny parable that could be titled “Between Enemy Lines.” In Bosnia in 1993, Serbs and Croats find themselves trapped in the same trench. Anyone who sticks his head up gets shot. And when will that land mine explode? The setup seems artificial until you reflect that things like this probably do happen in the confusion of war. As the film opens, a few Croatian fighters are lost in a battlefield fog, and decide to wait until dawn to go further. When the sun burns away the mist, they find themselves staring directly at Serbian troops. Some are killed. Ciki (Branko Djuric) falls into a trench and is spared.Read More »

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