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Goran Kostić
Goran Kostić ( sr-cyrl, Горан Костић, born 18 November 1971) is a Serbian actor based in the United Kingdom. He has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood films. Early life Kostić was born on 18 November 1971 to an ethnic Serb family in Sarajevo, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. Career He is an actor and producer, known for roles in '' Taken'' (2008), and '' Hannibal Rising (2007).'' In 2007, he played the Polish builder Erek in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. He appears as Pavel, a Russian PhD student moonlighting as the campus security officer in ''New Tricks'' Series 7, episode 2, "It Smells of Books". He appeared in Angelina Jolie's 2011 film ''In the Land of Blood and Honey ''In the Land of Blood and Honey'' ( bs, U zemlji krvi i meda) is a 2011 war drama film written, produced, and directed by Angelina Jolie and starring Zana Marjanović, Goran Kostić, and Rade Šerbedžija. The film, Jolie's first commercia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo Canton, Istočno Sarajevo, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southern Europe. Sarajevo is the political, financial, social and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a prominent center of culture in the Balkans. It exerts region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion and the arts. Due to its long history of religious and cultural diversity, Sarajevo is sometimes called the "Jerusalem of Europe" or "Jerusalem of the Balkans". It is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Career Girls
''Career Girls'' is a 1997 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh which tells the story of two women, who reunite after six years apart. The film stars Katrin Cartlidge and Lynda Steadman. The women were originally thrown together when they shared a flat while at university and the film focuses on their interpersonal relationship. Plot In 1996, Annie is on the train to London to spend the weekend with Hannah, her flatmate when at polytechnic (the Polytechnic of North London) six years earlier. Hannah laments about her alcoholic mother, and Annie talks about her mother's search for a new boyfriend. Annie, who still lives with her mother, admires Hannah's independence. In contrast, Hannah laments being forced to be independent since she was a child. Back in 1986, Hannah and Claire interview and accept Annie into their flat. Annie and Hannah discuss getting rid of Claire the next year. Hannah and Annie discuss how Hannah hasn't cried since she was eight, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orion (film)
''Orion'' is the second feature film by writer/director Asiel Norton. It was released in Canada in 2015, in the UK in 2016, and in the USA in 2017. It stars David Arquette and Lily Cole. Plot The film is set a century after the collapse of civilization in a wasteland known as The Rust. The last human survivors exist in squalor. Arquette plays The Hunter, a man who wanders into an area controlled by The Magician, a man who is more than human. Cast *David Arquette *Lily Cole *Goran Kostić Goran Kostić ( sr-cyrl, Горан Костић, born 18 November 1971) is a Serbian actor based in the United Kingdom. He has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood films. Early life Kostić was born on 18 November 1971 to an e ... * Terri Partyka * Jimmy Doom * Lisette Miller * Sophia Findley References External links * * {{Rotten Tomatoes, orion_2015 2015 films 2010s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Days On Mars
''The Last Days on Mars'' is a 2013 science fiction horror film directed by Ruairí Robinson with a screenplay by Clive Dawson, based on the short story "The Animators" by Sydney J. Bounds. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The film received a limited release on 6 December 2013 in the United States and 11 April 2014 in the United Kingdom. It stars Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai, Goran Kostić, Johnny Harris, Tom Cullen, Yusra Warsama, and Olivia Williams. It is an international co-production between Ireland and the United Kingdom. Plot In the 2040s, a Martian research base, Tantalus Base outpost, is established. The eight person crew, which has been stationed there for six months, is only nineteen hours from the completion of their research mission. The spacecraft ''Aurora'' is inbound from Earth and will collect the team by lander. Mars scientist Marko Petrović has found samples that point to life on the planet. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caged (2010 Film)
''Caged'' (french: Captifs) is a 2010 French horror film directed and co-written by Yann Gozlan and it is based on a true story. The film is about a woman named Carole who is traumatized after seeing her friend Laura being killed by a dog twenty years ago. Carole works as an aid worker in former Yugoslavia and begins to leave from Kosovo with two co-workers, when she is kidnapped by an Albanian gang of masked men who deal with human organ trafficking. Plot The film begins with a scene from Carole's childhood. She plays hide and seek with her friend Lorraine. When Carole goes looking for Lorraine, she finds her dead in a garage. She had been killed by a dog. The same dog tries to attack Carole, but she is able to hide in a car. Carole, and her fellow doctors Samir and Mathias, work as volunteers in the former territory of Yugoslavia. After working there for a few months, they travel back to France together. Because of a roadblock, they take a detour and a short time later they are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Of Gods And Men (film)
''Of Gods and Men'' (french: Des hommes et des dieux) is a 2010 French drama film directed by Xavier Beauvois, starring Lambert Wilson and Michael Lonsdale. Its original French language title is ''Des hommes et des dieux'', which means "Of Men and of Gods" and refers to a verse from the Bible shown at the beginning of the film. It centers on a true story that happened in the monastery of Tibhirine, where nine Cistercian monks lived in harmony with the largely Muslim population of Algeria, until seven of them were kidnapped and assassinated in 1996 during the Algerian Civil War. Largely a tale of a peaceful situation between local Christians and Muslims before becoming a lethal one due to external forces, the screenplay focuses on the preceding chain of events in decay of government, expansion of terrorism, and the monks' confrontation with both the terrorists and the government authorities that led up to their deaths. Principal photography took place at an abandoned monastery i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Duel (2010 Film)
''Anton Chekhov's The Duel'' is a 2010 film directed by Dover Kosashvili. The film is an adaptation of an 1891 novella by Anton Chekhov, " The Duel". Dargis, Manohla (28 April 2010)"Anton Chekhov's The Duel" ''The New York Times''. Lane, Anthony (17 May 2010)"Fighting Form" ''The New Yorker''. Set in a seaside resort in the Caucasus, the story centers on Laevsky ( Andrew Scott), an aristocratic civil servant, and his mistress Nadya (Fiona Glascott), whom Laevsky is trying to abandon. The screenplay was written by Mary Bing. ''The Duel'' was filmed in Croatia. The film's cast is made up of British and Irish actors. It has generally received positive reviews. Plot Ivan Andreitch Laevsky is an educated Russian aristocrat who has run off with a married woman, Nadyezyhda Fyodorovna (Nadya), to the Black sea. He got a job in the civil service, but is careless about his work, mostly drinking and playing cards. By now he has fallen out of love and is bored with Nadya, who is having a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wish 143
''Wish 143'' is a 2009 British live action short film. The film's run time is approximately 24 minutes. It was written by Tom Bidwell, directed by Ian Barnes, and produced by Samantha Waite. A terminally ill 15-year-old boy named David is granted a wish by a charitable foundation named the Dreamscape Charity. His request is not for a trip to Walt Disney World or meeting a famous footballer; his wish is to lose his virginity before he dies. Cast *Jodie Whittaker as Maggie * Jim Carter as Priest *Rory Kinnear as Wishman *Dean Andrews as Bus Driver *Annette Badland as Carol *Chanel Cresswell as Amy *Ace Bhatti as Consultant *Goran Kostić as Milan *Lizzie Roper as Nurse *Dolya Gavanski as Sofia *Kieran Hardcastle as Burns *Kalum Johnson as Teddy *Sam Holland as David *Oliver Arundale as Tim Plot David, a 15-year-old living in the Cancer ward of a children's hospital, is asked by Dreamscape Charity representative for his biggest dream. David states that he would like to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crew (2008 Film)
''The Crew'' is a 2008 British crime film based on the 2001 novel ''Outlaws'' by Kevin Sampson. It is set in the criminal underworld of Northern England especially Liverpool, Merseyside. Synopsis As a major heist approaches and with betrayal all around him, respected crime boss Ged Brennan has to summon all his street nous and killer instinct as he fights for survival. Plot Gerard (Ged) Brennan and his crew are hijacking a truck, only to find it is a dummy truck that is empty to ward of hijackers for that very purpose. The next morning, the radio news announces that a "business-man" named Leo Murphy, aka Leo the Pig, is found naked and killed on a boat out at sea. Even though the truck heist was a dud, Ged still has to pay his crew so that they don't go work for other competitors; this causes a strain on his marriage with his wife Debbie. Their young son is unaware of what his father does for a living, wanting to go to "work" with his dad. When Ged goes to drop off his son at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunting Party (2007 Film)
''The Hunting Party'' is a 2007 American satirical black comedy thriller film, starring Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Diane Kruger, Jesse Eisenberg and Ljubomir Kerekeš. The working title for this film was ''Spring Break in Bosnia'' before being changed to ''The Hunting Party'' during post-production. ''The Hunting Party'' had its world premiere at the 64th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2007. The film turned out to be a huge commercial disappointment domestically, grossing only US$969,869 in US theatres. Plot The film begins with a disclaimer: ''Only the most ridiculous parts of this story are true''. After years of covering one armed conflict after another, American journalist Simon Hunt is in Bosnia and Herzegovina in early 1994 reporting on the Bosnian War. In parallel, he has managed to romance a local Muslim girl who is pregnant with his child. However, in the late stages of her pregnancy, she is killed by the Bosnian Serb forces when they overru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extraordinary Rendition (film)
''Extraordinary Rendition'' is a 2007 drama film directed by Jim Threapleton and starring Omar Berdouni and Andy Serkis. The film was premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland on 8 August 2007, and at the Edinburgh Film Festival on 21 August 2007, but never received a full commercial release. It was released on DVD in early 2008, and screened by the BBC on 30 April 2008. Plot A man is snatched from the streets of his home city (London) and transported to an unknown destination. Held in a tiny cell with no access to legal representation, he is cut off from the outside world. Advanced interrogation techniques are used to break him down. His life is deconstructed with such manipulation that even he begins to question his innocence. He is transported again, in a small jet marked only 'N379P', to the searing heat of an unspecified locale where interrogation is quickly replaced by sophisticated torture. No reason is offered for his detention and no timetable is set for his rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannibal Rising
''Hannibal Rising'' is a psychological horror novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 2006. It is a prequel to his three previous books featuring his most famous character, the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The novel was released with an initial printing of at least 1.5 million copies and met with a mixed critical response. Audiobook versions have also been released, with Harris reading the text. The novel was adapted (by Harris himself) into a film of the same name in 2007, directed by Peter Webber. Producer Dino De Laurentiis implied around the time of the novel's release that he had coerced Harris into writing it under threat of losing control over the Hannibal Lecter character, accounting for the perceived diminished quality from Harris' previous books. Plot Opening in Lithuania during 1941, Hannibal Lecter is eight years old and living in a castle with his parents and sister, Mischa. With the castle located near the eastern front of Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
