Stranger (A)
Original Title
Obrana i zastita- Director: Bobo Jelcic
- Writer: Bobo Jelcic
- Producer: Tomislav Bubalo; Zdenka Gold
CGiii Comment
When Slavko's old friend Djulaga dies, Slavko feels obliged to go to the funeral. But in his hometown of Mostar, in Bosnia & Herzegovina, this simple social obligation has the potential to get him into all kinds of trouble: with his neighbors or even with local political bigwigs. Yet if he does not go, his wife will think he's a coward, the grieving family will never forgive him - and he might have trouble forgiving himself.
This is a compelling tale of everyday life in a fractured society, and a world where paranoia, comedy and drama co-exist. It is also an astute psychological portrait of a man who is forced to cross the invisible line that divides two communities. Above all, it is the story of a man who lost everything that defined him, when his country disintegrated.
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Cast & Characters
Bogdan Diklic as Slavko;
Nada Djurevska as Milena;
Ivana Roscic as Zehra;
Rakan Rushaidat as Kreso;
Vinko Kraljevic as Milan;
Selma Alispahic as Doorkeeper;
Sadzida Setic as Neighbour;
Sergej Trifunovic as Whiskey Smuggler;
Serif Aljic as Djulaga's brother;
Izudin Bajrovic as Uncle