The Constitution (film)

The Constitution (Croatian: Ustav Republike Hrvatske, lit. 'The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia') is a 2016 Croatian drama film directed by Rajko Grlić, starring Nebojša Glogovac, Ksenija Marinković, Dejan Aćimović, and Božidar Smiljanić.

The Constitution
Directed byRajko Grlić
Written by
Produced byIvan Maloča
Starring
CinematographyBranko Linta
Edited byAndrija Zafranović
Music byDuke Bojadziev
Release date
LanguagesCroatian
Serbian
BudgetHRK 4 million (c. €530,000)[1]

Plot

The film is a story of four people who live in the same apartment building in downtown Zagreb, but are wary of each other because they don't share the same ethnic and religious backgrounds and sexual preferences. Vjeko Kralj (Nebojša Glogovac), a high school professor and a transvestite, is beaten in the street by a group of hooligans. In the hospital, he accidentally meets his neighbor Maja Samardžić (Ksenija Marinković), who works there as a nurse. After Vjeko is released, she continues to look after him and his dying father. She then asks Vjeko to help her husband Ante (Dejan Aćimović), who is a police officer, to pass the Croatian Constitution exam. Problems soon arise because Ante is an ethnic Serb, while Vjeko is an ardent Croatian nationalist. Slowly and painfully, they begin to open and recognize each other as human beings.

Reception

The film won the Grand Prix des Amériques in 2016.[2][3]

Sources
  1. "Rajko Grlić: Moj film je priča o ljudima koji se gotovo ne podnose, ali koje život tjera u međusobnu ovisnost". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 29 March 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. Ante Tomić, suscenarist nagrađenog filma 'Ustav Republike Hrvatske': Transvestiti nisu slabići nego odvažniji od većine (in Croatian)
  3. Croatian film The Constitution wins at Montreal


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