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BEING HUMAN IS NOT SO BAD / NIJE LOŠE BITI ČOVEK
DIRECTOR: Dušan Kovačević
COUNTRY: Serbia, Croatia
YEAR / DURATION: 2021 • 104’
GENRE: comedy, thriller
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Dušan Kovačević
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Goran Volarević
- EDITOR: Ivana Fumić
- SCORE: Momčilo Bajagić-Bajaga
- ACTORS: Branka Katić, Vojin Ćetković, Hristina Popović, Lena Kovačević, Mira Banjac, Jelena Mihajlović, Gordan Kičić, Andrija Milošević, Nenad Jezdić, Srđan Todorović
- PRODUCERS: Miroslav Mogorović, Vanja Sremac
- COMPANY: Art & Popcorn, Terminal 3
- COPRODUCERS: Nedeljko Bajić, Ivica Vidanović, Nevena Savić, Momčilo Bajagić-Bajaga
- COPRODUCED BY: Contrast Studios (Serbia), Cinnamon Films (Serbia)
- DISTRIBUTION: MCF
- SALES AGENT: Soul Food Films
Trailer
Synopsis
The story follows piano professor Milan five years after his best friend, pop star Ranko White, disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Milan decides to solve the mystery and finally discover what happened to White. Failing to get support and understanding from his family and friends, Milan develops a friendship with a stray dog.
About the director
Dušan Kovačević (Mrđenovci, 1948) graduated in dramaturgy from the Academy of Theatre, Film, Radio and television in Belgrade. He has written 11 screenplays for awarded films, in particular Underground (1995, directed by E. Kusturica, Palme d’Or, Festival de Cannes), Special Treatment (1980, directed by G. Paskaljević, Best Supporting Actress, Festival de Cannes), Who’s Singin’ Over There (1980, directed by S. Šijan, Special Prize of the Jury, Montreal World Film Festival), The Marathon Family (1981, directed by S. Šijan), The Balkan Spy (1984, directed by D. Kovačević and B. Nikolić). Being Human Is Not So Bad is his third feature film as director, along with The Balkan Spy and The Professional (2003).
Screening
- Arena – 18.07
23:15
- INK – 19.07
19:00
