Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day

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 byIvona Juka
Written byIvona Juka
Produced byAnita Juka
StarringEmir Hadžihafizbegović
Elmir Krivalić
Dado Ćosić
Slaven Došlo
Đorđe Galić
CinematographyDragan Ruljancic
Edited byNenad Pirnat
Nina Velnic
Music byMichael Brook
Production
companies
4film
Quiet Revolution Pictures
ORKA Production Studio
Caretta Films
Depo Production
Tastemaker Studios
Release date
  • September 9, 2024 (2024-09-09) (Croatia)
Running time
131 minutes
CountriesCroatia
Poland
Canada
Cyprus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
LanguageCroatian

Synopsis

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Four 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]

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Release

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It had a limited release at Kino Forum on September 9, 2024.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hrvatski film ima nominaciju za nagradu Oscar: U Hollywood ide film Ivone Juke 'Lijepa večer, lijep dan'". StoryBook (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Croatian film Lijepa večer, lijep dan enters Oscars race". Croatia Week. 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "IVONA JUKA: "Lijepa večer, lijep dan" – pretpremijerna projekcija". Studentski Centar u Zagrebu. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
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