(HR) Stric
The film appears to be set in Yugoslavia in the late 1980s, as a family welcomes their beloved uncle, who has returned home from Germany for the holidays. The reunited family enjoys the Christmas lunch until a smartphone starts ringing. It’s a sign that it is not the 1980s, it’s not quite Christmas time either, and it is not just the served turkey that can be cut with a knife – the tension can, too.
Directed by
Andrija Mardešić
David Kapac
Screenplay
Andrija Mardešić
David Kapac
Producer
Ivan Kelava
Tomislav Vujić
Co-producer
Milan Stojanović
Sense production (RS)
Cast
Miki Manojlović
Ivana Roščić
Goran Bogdan
Roko Sikavica
Kaja Šišmanović
Cinematography
Miloš Jaćimović
Editing
Tomislav Stojanović
Sound design
Frano Homen
Costume design
Ana Savić Gecan
Production design
Ivana Škrabalo
Make up and hair designer
Silvija Bradica
Support
Script development supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Project development supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Production supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Presale by the Croatian radiotelevision (HRT)
Workshop
Mediterranean Film Insitute – Script to Film workshop 2017.
Festivals
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Proxima competition
Czech Republic
Pula Film Festival - national competition
Croatia
About the directors
Andrija Mardešić is a Croatian film and TV author. He has successfully directed projects in various genres: experimental and music videos, documentaries and promos. Still, Andrija's focus is cinema where he proved himself with a series of short films. Iris (2009), Two All Alone (2015) and Steppe Fox (2019) stood out at festivals in Croatia and abroad. With Hana Jušić and Dario Juričan he directed the omnibus Short Circuits for Croatian national broadcaster HRT in 2013. As a screenwriter, Andrija co-wrote the medium-length horror film Zagorje Specialty (directed by David Kapac) and the short children's drama Party, which he co-wrote with David Kapac for HRT and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Andrija also works as a storyliner on the biggest TV projects in Croatia and he directed a TV drama #Don't Tell Anyonefor HRT. The Uncle is his debut feature. Andrija is developing several projects, including the next feature film with David Kapac.
David Kapac is a Croatian screenwriter, director and creative producer. He started his career with student short films, all regularly screened at festivals in Croatia and abroad, including his graduation film, medium-length horror film Zagorje Specialty, co-produced with the national broadcaster HRT and premiered at the Pula Film Festival in 2011. After graduating, David focuses on working in television, achieving seven-figures viewership in Croatia and the Region for the shows he ran either as director or creative producer. In 2017 he returned to film, co-writing the screenplay for a short film Party which represented Croatia in 2018 as part of the project ‘Drama for Children’ of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The Uncle is his debut feature. David is developing several projects, including the next feature film with Andrija Mardešić.
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