A Stranger

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Bobo Jelčić

Writers

Bobo Jelčić

Language

Croatian

Country

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia

Release date

12 September 2013

Ensemble

Cast

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  Bogdan Diklić

  Slavko

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  Nada Đurevska

  Milena

• 

  Ivana Roščić

  Zehra

• Rakan Rushaidat

  Krešo

• 

  Vinko Kraljević

  Milan

• 

  Selma Alispahić

  Portirka

• Sadžida Šetić

  Susjeda

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  Sergej Trifunović

  Švercer viskija

• Šerif Aljić

  Đulagin brat

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  Izudin Bajrović

  Ujak

• Mirsad Elezi

  Enes

• Hadžija Hadžibajramović

  Đulagina žena