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Marshal Tito's Spirit
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Wikipedia article
'Marshal Tito's Spirit' is a 1999 Croatian film directed by Vinko Brean. It was Croatia's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Synopsis
The film centers on the Croatian island of Vis in 1998. During the funeral of a local Partisan, his Partisan comrades see the ghost of Marshal Josip Broz Tito. Soon the news spreads around and also other people claim to see the Marshal's ghost. Soon, the policeman Stipan (Draen Khn) arrives on the island and decides to investigate the whole situation. Meanwhile, the mayor Luka (Ivo Gregurevi) smells a business opportunity and begins to organize communist-era events to attract tourism. However, local Partisan veterans of the 7th Dalmatian Brigade, led by Marinko (Ilija Ivezi) decide to take arms and control the town, turning it into the communist-era shape.
Cast
* Draen Khn as Stipan
* Linda Begonja as Slavica
* Ilija Ivezi as Marinko Cicin
* Ivo Gregurevi as Luka
* Boris Buzani as Jakov
* Ljubo Kapor as Bura
* Inge Appelt as Mare
* Bojan Navojec as Miuko
* Predrag Vuovi as Toni
* Boris Svrstan as Lijan Mulderi
* Ksenija Paji as Danica Skuli
Awards and nominations
The film received 3 nominations and won 9 awards at various international film festivals.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0227034/awards Awards on IMDb] Among them, Vinko Brean won the Best Director Award at the 36th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
See also
*Cinema of Croatia
*List of submissions to the 73rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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