The High Sun

The High Sun
Film poster
Directed by	Dalibor Matanić
Written by	Dalibor Matanić
Produced by	Ankica Jurić Tilić Petra Vidmar Frenk Celarc Nenad Dukić Miroslav Mogorović
Starring	Tihana Lazović
Release date	17 May 2015 (2015-05-17) (Cannes)
Running time	123 minutes
Countries	Croatia Serbia Slovenia
Language	Croatian

The High Sun (Croatian: Zvizdan) is a 2015 Croatian drama film directed by Dalibor Matanić. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival winning the Jury Prize.^[1][2][3] It is the first Croatian film to be screened at Cannes since the country's independence in 1991.^[4] The film was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.^[5]

Cast

• Tihana Lazović as Jelena / Nataša / Marija
• Goran Marković as Ivan / Ante / Luka
• Nives Ivanković as Jelena's / Nataša's mother
• Dado Ćosić as Saša / Dražen
• Stipe Radoja as Božo / Ivno
• Trpimir Jurkić as Ivan's / Luka's father
• Mira Banjac as Ivan's grandmother
• Slavko Sobin as Mane / Dino

See also

• List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Croatian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "2015 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
2. "Screenings Guide". Festival de Cannes. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
3. Rebecca Ford (23 May 2015). "Cannes: 'Rams' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
4. "Velik uspjeh Dalibora Matanića: S novim filmom upao u Cannes!". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 16 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
5. Holdsworth, Nick (27 August 2015). "Oscars: Croatia Selects 'The High Sun' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

External links

• The High Sun at IMDb