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Dead Fish

2017 · 122 min

A sombre, slow-burning look at lingering wartime wounds and the quiet hostility that still divides neighbours.

Directed by
Kristijan Milić
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dragan Despot, Nermin Omić, Dražen Mikulić
Overview
Twenty years after the conclusion of the Croat-Bosniak War, the two ethnic groups still live in fierce conflict, which is only increased by the recent suicide of a war veteran.

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Directed by
Kristijan Milić
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dragan Despot, Nermin Omić, Dražen Mikulić
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • grief
    • isolation
    • guilt
    • death
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Kristijan Milić
    Written by
    Josip Mlakić
    Starring
    Dragan Despot, Nermin Omić, Dražen Mikulić, Saša Anočić, Vinko Kraljević, Asja Jovanović, Velibor Topic, Marijana Mikulić
    Runtime
    122 min
    Country
    Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
    Languages
    Croatian, Bosnian

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