National Hero Lily Vidic (2015)
This comedy of the absurd is set in the Nazi puppet Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during World War II. The hero, Ljiljan is a young peasant poet who joins the Partisan movement just before it falls apart, abandoned by its leader Tito. The last remaining hope for resisting Nazism is to assassinate Hitler. Ljiljan’s task is to write a song that will allow his Partisan band to infiltrate the inner sanctum of the SS – by entering an SS talent show. If they win the competition, they will be invited to perform before Hitler and the NDH’s high command. This is a satirical coming-of-age tale with a difference, capturing the craziness, comedy and horror of war in the Balkans.
Director:
Ivan-Goran Vitez
Writer:
Zoran Lazić
http://www.havc.hr/eng/croatian-film/croatian-film-catalogue/ljiljan-vidic-s-baptism-of-fire
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Kristijan Jaić as Ljiljan Vidić |
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Stjepan Perić as Mišo |
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Tena Jeić Gajski as Vesna |
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Ivan Đuričić as Okac |
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Ljubiša Savanović as Salko |
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Stojan Matavulj as Miljan Zubović Struja |
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Dragan Despot as Josip Broz Tito |
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Dražen Čuček as Ante Pavelić |
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Dražen Kuhn as Vladimir Nazor |
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Živko Anočić as Ivan Goran Kovačić |
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Ivan Glowatzky as Najavnik |
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Branko Janković as Četnik 1 |
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Srđan Miletić as Četnik 2 |
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Bojan Navojec as Četnik 3 |
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Marinko Prga as Dostavljač |
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Željko Königsknecht as Čika Momo |
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Slavica Knežević as Ljiljanova mama |
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Mile Kekin as Bankomat |
| Sound | Hrvoje Štefotić | Music |
| Crew | Mario Ivezić | Art Direction |
| Crew | Tamara Cesarec | Cinematography |
| Writing | Zoran Lazić | Screenplay |
| Editing | Mato Ilijić | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Zozoli Vargović | Costume Design |
| Production | Ivan Maloča | Producer |
| Directing | Ivan-Goran Vitez | Director |
