Kinorama

The Last Socialist Artefact

Dalibor Matanić, TV mini-series, 6 x 52 min

Synopsis

Oleg and Nikola, two “urban survivors”, are brought to a remote town in the Balkans when a mysterious Colonel places an order for a specific type of turbine. To deliver it, they need to renovate the long-abandoned factory in a town sunk into despair. When the town takes on a new life and the citizens regain their dignity and hope, the Colonel disappears. But none of them is ready to quit.

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Cast

Oleg

Rene Bitorajac

Nikola

Krešimir Mikić

Šeila

Jovana Stojiljković

Janda

Izudin Bajrović

Branoš

Goran Bogdan

Lipša

Tihana Lazović

Crew

Screenwriters

Milan F. Živković, Hana Jušić and Jelena Paljan

Producer

Ankica Jurić Tilić

Co-producers

Milan Stojanović, Aleš Pavlin, Andrej Štritof and Leila Lyytikäinen

Series creators

Ankica Jurić Tilić, Dalibor Matanić

DoP

Marko Brdar

Editor

Tomislav Pavlic

Composers

Jura Ferina i Pavao Miholjević

Sound Design

Julij Zornik

Art Director

Ivo Knezović

Costume Designer

Selena Orb

Makeup Aritst

Mojca Gorogranc Petrushevska

Directors Assistant

Dragan Jurić

Detailed information

Production

Kinorama for HRT in co-production with Sense Production (RS), Perfo Production (SI) and Citizen Jane (FI)

project developed with the support of

Creative Europe Program - subprogram MEDIA

screenplay developed with the support of

Croatian Audiovisual Centre

production supported by

Croatian National Television

produced with the support of

Creative Europe Programme - MEDIA of the European Union

production supported by

Pro Plus Television and RTS Television

markets and workshops

Series Mania, Paris 2017; Cinelink Drama, Sarajevo Film Festival, Sarajevo 2017

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Awards

Series Mania 2021

Lille, France

Grand Prix Best TV Series in Panorama International programme

Seriencamp Festival 2021

München, Germany

Seriencamp Audience Choice Award

Slovene Association of Cinematographers Awards 2022

Ljubljana, Slovenia

IRIS Award to Marko Brdar in the category TV Series

Sarajevo Film Festival 2022

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Heart of Sarajevo for the Best Drama Series, Heart of Sarajevo for the Best Director of the Episode of Drama Series to Dalibor Matanić, Heart of Sarajevo for the Best Screenplay for The Episode of Drama Series to Hana Jušić, Jelena Paljan and Milan F. Živković, Heart of Sarajevo for the Best Leading Actor in Drama Series to Izudin Bajrović, Heart of Sarajevo for the Best Supporting Actress in Drama Series to Lana Barić

Serial Killer 2022

Brno, Czech Republic

Special Mention

Drama and Series Festival FEDIS 2022

Belgrade, Serbia

Golden Antena for the Best Drama Series

LIFFE - Leskovac International Festival of Film Directing 2023

Leskovac, Serbia

Best Mini Series Directing to Dalibor Matanic

Festivals

Series Mania

Lille, France, 2021.

Panorama International, competition programme

Serielizados Fest

Madrid and Barcelona, Spain, 2021.

Official selection

Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF)

Geneva, Switzerland, 2021.

International Competition Programme

Seriencamp Festival

München, Germany, 2021.

Official competition

Are You Series?

Bruxelles, Belgium, 2021.

Sarajevo Film Festival

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2022.

Official competition Drama Series

TV Series Festival

Berlin, Germany, 2022.

Official selection

Serial Killer

Brno, Czech Republic, 2022.

Official competition programme

Drama and Series Festival FEDIS

Belgrade, Serbia, 2022.

Mediteranski filmski festival Cannes-Milan-Athens

​2022.

Competition programme

LIFFE - Leskovac International Festival of Film Directing

Leskovac, Serbia, 2023.

Competition programme