The Eighth Commissioner

The Eighth Commissioner
Film poster
Directed by	Ivan Salaj
Written by	Ivan Salaj
Produced by	Jozo Patljak
Starring	Frano Mašković Borko Perić
Cinematography	Slobodan Trninić
Edited by	Marin Juranić
Music by	Alen Sinkauz Nenad Sinkauz
Release date	5 January 2018 (2018-01-05)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	Croatia
Language	Croatian

The Eighth Commissioner (Croatian: Osmi povjerenik) is a 2018 Croatian comedy film directed by Ivan Salaj. It was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[1][2]

Plot

Based on the novel of same name by Renato Baretić, a disgraced politician is sent to a remote Croatian island to coordinate its first valid election. He hopes to succeed where the previous seven commissioners failed.^[3]

Cast

• Frano Mašković as Siniša Mesnjak
• Borko Perić as Tonino Smeraldić
• Goran Navojec as Selim
• Filip Šovagović as Brkljačić
• Živko Anočić as Zorzi
• Božidar Smiljanić as Bonino
• Stojan Matavulj as Prime Minister
• Ivo Gregurević as Tonino's Father

See also

• List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Croatian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Osmi Povjerenik (The Eighth Commissioner) Selected as Croatia's Oscar Entry". Croatia Week. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
2. Abbatescianni, Davide. (5 September 2018). Croatia chooses The Eighth Commissioner for the Oscars race. Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 September 2018
3. "The Eighth Commissioner". Filmfest München. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

External links

• The Eighth Commissioner at IMDb