1993. A passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.
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Cast
15 people
Goran Bogdan
Dragan
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Dragan Mićanović
Tomo Buzov
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Layer Cake
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Silvio Mumelaš
Milan
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Alexis Manenti
Commander
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Les Misérables
Athena
Lara Nekić
Student
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Priska Ugrina
Granddaughter
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Dušan Gojić
Grandfather
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Dusan Gajic
Grandfather
Nebojša Pop Tasić
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Martin Kuhar
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Mago
Jakov Zovko
Soldier
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Mijo Pavelko
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Nebojša Slijepčević Director · Gregor Božič Cinematographer Tomislav Stojanović Editor
United States release February 14, 2025 · Produced in Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Slovenia · Production Contrast Films, Les Films Norfolk
Production
Antitalent
Production
Contrast Films
Production
Les Films Norfolk
Production
Studio Virc
Production
Bulgaria · Croatia · France · Slovenia
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Original title
Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti
Original language
Croatian
Spoken on screen
Croatian
Release dates
France · May 24, 2024
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · February 14, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States
September 27, 2024 · Premiere · Manhattan Short Film Festival
October 18, 2024 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 31, 2024 · Premiere · The American French Film Festival, Los Angeles
Australia
August 16, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 21, 2024 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
August 25, 2024 · Premiere · Sao Paulo short film festival
Bulgaria
October 5, 2025 · Premiere · OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Bulgarian Edition
Canada
September 7, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
February 14, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Croatia
June 18, 2024 · Premiere · The Mediterranean Film Festival
June 20, 2024 · Premiere · Slano Film Days
June 28, 2024 · Premiere · Ponta Lopud Filma Festival
July 6, 2024 · Premiere · Tabor Film Festival
July 10, 2024 · Premiere · Festival europskog filma
July 17, 2024 · Premiere · Pula Film Festival
July 24, 2024 · Premiere · Cinehill Film Festival
August 7, 2024 · Premiere · Brac Film Festival
August 25, 2024 · Premiere · Rab Film Festival
August 29, 2024 · Premiere · Star Film Festival, Sisak
August 30, 2024 · Premiere · Vukovar Film Festival
September 6, 2024 · Premiere · Short Film Festival Novigrad
October 11, 2024 · Premiere · DOKUart, Bjelovar
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · Zagreb Film Festival
March 2, 2025 · TV · Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT)
Czechia
February 27, 2025 · Premiere · Prague Short Film Festival
Finland
March 6, 2025 · Premiere · Tampere Film Festival
France
September 13, 2024 · Premiere · Bulgarian cinema festival
September 15, 2024 · TV · ARTE, Court-circuit
November 15, 2024 · Premiere · Villeurbanne Short Film Festival
December 29, 2024 · Digital · ARTE, Limited-time streaming
February 15, 2025 · Premiere · Festival des Cinémas Engagés
Greece
March 3, 2025 · Premiere · KINO Athens, International Independent Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
April 16, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Indonesia
October 25, 2024 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
September 13, 2025 · Premiere · Minikino Film Week
Ireland
February 25, 2025 · Premiere · Dublin International Film Festival
Japan
May 7, 2025 · Digital
Netherlands
March 22, 2025 · Premiere · Movies that Matter Festival
North Macedonia
August 1, 2024 · Premiere · AsterFest International Film Festival
Portugal
July 13, 2024 · Premiere · Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
Slovenia
November 18, 2024 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
South Korea
April 25, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Short Film Festival
Sweden
November 6, 2024 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
Switzerland
March 8, 2025 · Premiere · Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
Taiwan
October 14, 2024 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
Ukraine
September 7, 2025 · Premiere · OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Ukrainian Edition
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