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The High Sun (2015)

The High Sun poster
Original title
Zvizdan
Directed by
Dalibor Matanić
Genre
drama film
Country
Croatia
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
Κ-15
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 64 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film tells three love stories set in different decades in a small Croatian town. Each story involves the same two actors playing different characters struggling with societal pressures and personal desires.

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What happens

The High Sun (Croatian: Zvizdan) is a 2015 Croatian drama film directed by Dalibor Matanić. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival winning the Jury Prize. It is the first Croatian film to be screened at Cannes since the country's independence in 1991. The film was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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