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A Stranger

A Stranger

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 12, 2013

Runtime

1h 23m

Genres

Drama

User Score

53%

Original Title

Obrana i zaštita

Production Companies

Hrvatska Radiotelevizija, Kadar, Spiritus Movens

Director

Bobo Jelčić

Description

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.