Synopsis
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.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : Les Films Norfolk
- Foreign production companies : Antitalent, Contrast Films, Studio Virc
- Film exports/foreign sales : Manifest
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producers : Marine Lepaulmier, Noëlle Levenez, Noël Fuzellier, Philippe Wendling
- Screenwriter : Nebojša Slijepčević
- Director of Photography : Gregor Božič
- Editor : Tomislav Stojanović
- Sound Recordist : Ivan Andreev
- Costume designer : Geo Pavlov
- Foreign producers : Katarina Prpić, Danijel Pek, Katya Trichkova, Boštjan Virc
- Production Designer : Ivan Veljača
- Make-up Artist : Magdalena Boyadzhieva
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Historical, Thriller
- Themes : Politics, Religion, War
- Production language : Croatian
- Coproducer countries : Croatia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Croatia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia)
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 13 min 42 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
News (14)
Selections (29)
Awards (7)
Sapporo International Short Film Festival
Japan, 2025
Prix du meilleur scénario : Nebojša Slijepčević
Grand Prize

Huesca International Film Festival
Spain, 2025
Mention spéciale du jury
Mention spéciale du meilleur scénario



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