CROATIAN FILM
PELICAN
DIRECTOR: Filip Heraković
COUNTRY: Croatia
YEAR/DURATION: 2022. • 87′
GENRE: drama, comedy
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Nikolina Bogdanović, Filip Heraković
- PHOTOGRAPHY: Tomislav Krnić
- EDITOR: Iva Ivan
- PRODUCTION DESIGN: Željka Burić
- COSTUME DESIGN: Dubravka Skvrce
- SOUND: Tihomir Vrbanec
- SCORE: Matej Merlić
- MAKE UP: Matea Katunar
- VISUAL EFFECTS: Studio Poster
- LEAD ACTOR: Edi Ćelić
- SUPPORTING ACTRESSES: Lucija Barišić, Tanja Smoje, Valentina Lončarić, Nina Sabo, Tena Nemet Brankov, Ana Marija Veselčić, Biljana Lovre
- SUPPORTING ACTORS: Stojan Matavulj, Goran Koši, Ivan Glowatzky, Marko Petrić, Dražen Šivak, Gordan Marijanović, Peđa Gvozdić, Vanja Gvozdić, Antonio Scarpa
- PRODUCERS: Tamara Babun, Matija Drniković
- PRODUCTION COMPANY: Wolfgang i Dolly d.o.o
- DISTRIBUTION: Udruga Festival mediteranskog filma Split
Synopsis
Josip is a professional football player recovering at a health spa from a knee injury seriously threatening his career. Between sessions with his self-absorbed physiotherapist and visits by his soon to be ex-girlfriend and former best friend, it becomes clear that he needs to rediscover himself. To be happy with who he is, he first must get out of his own skin. When he accidentally discovers a sales conference at the spa and gets mistakenly identified as Branimir, a sales rep who never showed up, Josip decides to play along. He embraces his new identity and explores life from a new perspective.
Festivals and awards
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2022 – Special Jury Prize,
Belgrade Auteur Film Festival 2022 – Bravest Film,
Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2023
Trailer
About the director
Filip Heraković (1989) graduated in film directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. He has written and directed several short films: The Return (2014), Treetops (2016), The Guest (2017), and Crocodile’s Teeth (postproduction). Pelican is his feature debut.
Screening
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- INK – THURSDAY 20.07.2023.
19:00
- INK – THURSDAY 20.07.2023.
FREE ENTRANCE
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- VALLI CINEMA – FRIDAY 21.07.2023.
12:00
- VALLI CINEMA – FRIDAY 21.07.2023.
FREE ENTRANCE
- BRIJUNI – FRIDAY 21.07.2023
21:30
Boat tickets are sold at the Brijuni National Park office on the Fažana quayside on the day of the screening, starting from 4 p.m. The price of boat transfer is 8.00 € kn and film screenings are free of charge.
