Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day (Croatian: Lijepa večer, lijep dan) is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Ivona Juka.[1] Starring Emir Hadžihafizbegović, Elmir Krivalić, Dado Ćosić, Slaven Došlo and Đorđe Galić.[2] It was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[3]
| Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day | |
|---|---|
 Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | Ivona Juka |
| Written by | Ivona Juka |
| Produced by | Anita Juka |
| Starring | Emir Hadžihafizbegović Elmir Krivalić Dado Ćosić Slaven Došlo Đorđe Galić |
| Cinematography | Dragan Ruljancic |
| Edited by | Nenad Pirnat Nina Velnic |
| Music by | Michael Brook |
Production companies | 4film Quiet Revolution Pictures ORKA Production Studio Caretta Films Depo Production Tastemaker Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Countries | Croatia Poland Canada Cyprus Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Language | Croatian |
Synopsis
editFour friends, Lovro, Nenad, Stevan and Ivan rebelled against the Nazi regime and joined the NOB. Sixteen years later, they are renowned artists who feel entitled to criticize the society they fought for. Although they are veterans worthy of the NOB, the party doesn't like the films they create; and when their sexuality becomes suspicious, the party hires Agent Emir to sabotage their work.[4]
Cast
edit- Emir Hadžihafizbegović
- Elmir Krivalić
- Dado Ćosić
- Slaven Došlo
- Đorđe Galić
- Goran Grgić
- Asja Jovanovic
- Milica Mihajlovic
- Vedran Mlikota
- Enes Vejzovic
- Marko Braić
- Anja Šovagović
- Matija Prskalo
Release
editIt had a limited release at Kino Forum on September 9, 2024.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hrvatski film ima nominaciju za nagradu Oscar: U Hollywood ide film Ivone Juke 'Lijepa večer, lijep dan'". StoryBook (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Lijepa večer, lijep dan Ivone Juka, film u koprodukciji DEPO-a iz Sarajeva, hrvatski kandidat za 39. nagradu Goya". BL!N Magazin. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Croatian film Lijepa večer, lijep dan enters Oscars race". Croatia Week. 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Ivona Juka: Lijepa večer, lijep dan - pretpremijera filma". ulaznice.hr. 2024-09-12. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "IVONA JUKA: "Lijepa večer, lijep dan" – pretpremijerna projekcija". Studentski Centar u Zagrebu. Retrieved 2024-09-12.