Mali

Antonio Nuić201827:4415

Availability: Croatia / Subtitles: Eng

After spending four years in prison, Franjo hasn‘t changed. He was, and still is, a drug dealer. His wife is dying, and her parents want to make him look as an incompetent parent in order to take away the custody over his son, Mali. However, Mali loves his father, and wants to live with him. Franjo‘ s parenting methods are unconventional, but he has no intention of explaining them to anybody. He also won‘t let anybody take his son away from him. For his 40th birthday, Franjo will receive a gift that will solve all his problems.

Antonio Nuić

Antonio Nuić (Sarajevo, 1977) is a writer and director. He graduated in film and TV directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, Croatia, where he has been working as a professor since 2013. He directed one of the stories in a feature-length anthology film Sex, Booze and Short Fuse (2004), after which he went on to write and direct All for Free (2005), Donkey (2009), Life Is a Trumpet (2015) and Mali (2018). He is a commissioning editor at Zagreb Film Festival, as well as a member of the Croatian Film Directors‘ Guild Board of Directors.

Production: Propeler Film

Director: Antonio Nuić

Cast: Franjo Dijak, Živko Anočić, Vito Dijak, Hrvoje Kečkeš, Robert Ugrina, Rakan Rushaidat, Paško Vukasović, Iva Babić, Ksenija Marinković, Bojan Navojec

Director of Photography: Radislav Jovanov Gonzo

Production Designer: Nedjeljko Mikac

Costume Design: Morana Starčević

Producer: Lana Matić, Boris T. Matić

Composer: Hrvoje Štefotić

Editing: Marin Juranić

Co-producer: Jozo Patljak

Co-production: Alka Film (HR)

Screenplay: Antonio Nuić

Festivals and awards:
2018. Big Golden Arena for Best Film; Octavian Award for Best Film (Croatian Society of Film Critics Award), Golden Arena for Special Effects – Pula Film Festival
2019. Best Actor Award (Franjo Dijak) – Torino Underground Cinefest