The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
TITLE
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
DIRECTOR
Nebojša Slijepčević
COUNTRY
Croatia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia
YEAR
2024
DURATION
14′
GENRE
Live Action
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
February 27, 1993, Strpci, 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.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Nebojša Slijepčević
Nebojša Slijepčević was born in 1973 in Zagreb, Croatia. He graduated in Film Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. His documentary feature Srbenka (2018) was shortlisted for European Film Awards and won numerous awards at international film festivals, among them the Heart of Sarajevo Award as well as the Audience Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival, and a special mention of the Buyens-Chagoll jury at Visions du Réel 2018. His feature documentary Gangster of Love (2013) won the Audience Award at Zagreb Dox and premiered internationally at Hot Docs and Karlovy Vary. It was one of the biggest box office hits in Croatia. Nebojša directed numerous TV documentaries, series, and short films. He teaches at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.
- DirectorNebojša Slijepčević
- ScreenplayNebojša Slijepčević
- CinematographyGregor Božič
- Cast
- Editing Tomislav Stojanović
- Producer/s
- Production CompanyAntitalent, Contrast Films, Les Films Norfolk, Studio Virc
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleThe Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
- Project TypeLive Action
- Completion Date2024
- Country of originCroatia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia
- Country of filmingCroatia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia
- LanguageCroatian, Serbian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Nebojša Slijepčević
Nebojša Slijepčević was born in 1973 in Zagreb, Croatia. He graduated in Film Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. His documentary feature Srbenka (2018) was shortlisted for European Film Awards and won numerous awards at international film festivals, among them the Heart of Sarajevo Award as well as the Audience Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival, and a special mention of the Buyens-Chagoll jury at Visions du Réel 2018. His feature documentary Gangster of Love (2013) won the Audience Award at Zagreb Dox and premiered internationally at Hot Docs and Karlovy Vary. It was one of the biggest box office hits in Croatia. Nebojša directed numerous TV documentaries, series, and short films. He teaches at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.
