The Constitution (film)

The Constitution
File:The Constitution poster.jpg
Directed by	Rajko Grlić
Produced by	Ivan Maloča
Written by	Rajko Grlić Ante Tomić
Starring	Nebojša Glogovac Ksenija Marinković Dejan Aćimović Božidar Smiljanić Mladen Hren
Music by	Duke Bojadziev
Cinematography	Branko Linta
Edited by	Andrija Zafranović
Release dates	August 2016 (2016-08) (Montreal World Film Festival)
Language	Croatian Serbian
Budget	HRK 4 million (c. €530,000)

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.

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.

Sources

• Popularni beogradski glumac odabrao je Telegram za svoj prvi intervju o novom hrvatskom filmu

External links

• Official website
• The Constitution at IMDb