Queen of the Night (2001)
The story takes place in Osijek in 1968. Seventeen-year-old Tomo is the greatest hope the town of Osijek has for winning the Junior Cup of Yugoslavia. Josip Broz Tito himself is expected to come to Osijek to open the competition. Nevertheless, Tomo is more interested in girls than in rowing. The beautiful prostitute Betika and a lovely girl named Jasna have captured his heart. Unfortunately, he has impotence issues of which even his doctors are unaware. Therefore, is unable to realize his sexual fantasies. Finally, he ends up in a hospital where local members of the political elite persuade him to compete in the cup. These pressures come to a head when his father is taken to prison as a political suspect.
Director:
Branko Schmidt
Writer:
Josip Cvenić
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Luka Dragić as Tomo Markovinović |
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Barbara Vicković as Betika |
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Mustafa Nadarević as Tomin otac |
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Gordana Gadžić as Tomina majka |
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Nenad Cvetko as Zlatko |
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Matija Prskalo as Goca |
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Dražen Kuhn as trener Iveša |
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Dominik Spigl as Lonka |
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Franjo Dijak as Švabo |
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Hrvoje Kečkeš as Džambo |
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Lana Vatsel as Jasna |
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Ana Begić as Vlasta |
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Nada Gaćešić-Livaković as prodavačica |
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Slavko Knezović as Inspektor Zdravković |
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Goran Grgić as Doktor Janda |
| Directing | Branko Schmidt | Director |
| Writing | Josip Cvenić | Screenplay |