THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT
International Short Film Contest 53 ED. 2025

Croatia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia 2024 13' Fiction
In the middle of winter, a passenger train is stopped by paramilitary forces. As they arrest innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.

Nebojša Slijepčević
Nebojša Slijepčević (Zagreb, Croatia, 1973) graduated in Film Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. His documentary feature Srbenka (2018) won numerous awards at international film festivals. His feature documentary Gangster of Love (2013) premiered internationally at Hot Docs and Karlovy Vary. Nebojša directed numerous TV documentaries, series, and short films, and teaches at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.
TECHNICAL DATA
DIRECTION:
Nebojša Slijepčević
SCRIPT:
Nebojša Slijepčević
PRODUCTION:
Antitalent, Les Films Norfolk, Contrast Films, Studio Virc
EDITING:
Tomislav Stojanović
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Gregor Božič
SOUND:
Ivan Andreev BFSA
CAST:
Goran Bogdan, Alexis Manenti, Dragan Mićanović, Silvio Mumelaš
CONTACT:
andrea@manifest.pictures
