The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Croatia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia / Fiction / 14’ / Color / 2024
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: Nebojša Slıjepcevic
Script: Nebojša Slıjepcevic
Director of Photography: Gregor Božıč
Producer: Ivan Veljača
Editing: Tomislav Stojanovic
Sound: Ivan Andreev
Cast: Goran Bogdan, Dragan Micanovic, Alexis Manenti, Lara Nekic, Robert Ugrina, Priska Ugrina, Martin Kuhar, Nebojsa Pop Tasic, Silvio Mumelas, Dusan Gojic, Jakov Zovko, Kresimir Brezovec, Mijo Pavelko
Biography
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.
Filmography
Of Cows and People (2000)
Zagreb Stories (2009)
Real Man’s Film (2012)
Gangster of Love (2013)
Srbenka (2018)
Banija (2022)
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (2024)
Festivals Attended
Cannes Film Festival
Toronto Film Festival
Rome Independent Cinema Festival
Stockholm Film Festival
Melbourne Film Festival
Sarajevo Film Festival
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
Cottbus Film Festival
Leeds International Film Festival
El Gouna Film Festival
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Curtas Vila do Conde Film Festival
Sao Paulo Short Film Festival
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Festival du Nouveau Cinema
European Film Awards
Awards
Best Short Film – Cannes Film Festival
Best Short Film – European Film Awards
Best Live Action Short - Oscar Nominee