''Circles'' ( sr, Кругови/Krugovi) is a 2013 Serbian
drama film
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directed by
Srdan Golubović. The film was selected as the Serbian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
86th Academy Awards,
but it was not nominated. The film won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the
63rd Berlin International Film Festival
The 63rd annual Berlin International Film Festival took place in Berlin, Germany between 7 and 17 February 2013. Chinese film director Wong Kar-wai was announced as the President of the Jury and his film '' The Grandmaster'' was the opening fil ...
and the
Grand Prix, Golden Apricot at the 2013
Yerevan International Film Festival
The ''Golden Apricot'' Yerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF) ( hy, «Ոսկե Ծիրան» Երևանի միջազգային կինոփառատոն) is an annual film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia. The festival was founded in 2004 w ...
,
Armenia
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, for Best Feature Film as well as the Grand Prix at
2013 CinEast Festival.
Plot
The film is inspired by the true story of Bosnian Serb soldier
Srđan Aleksić who died protecting
Bosniak civilian Alen Glavović in January 1993 in
Trebinje
Trebinje ( sr-Cyrl, Требиње, ) is a city and municipality located in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of Trebišnjica river in the r ...
during the
Bosnian War. Three stories take place in parallel in Belgrade, Germany, and Trebinje. Nebojša who witnessed the death of his best friend overcomes his guilty conscience to confront the killer. Haris who owes his life to the person who sacrificed for him risks everything in order to return the favour. The murderer's son meets the fallen hero's father thus opening the way to overcoming the past.
Cast
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Aleksandar Berček
Aleksandar Berček ( sr-cyr, Александар Берчек; born 4 September 1950) is a Serbian actor. He performed in more than one hundred films since 1971. He graduated at the Academy for theater, film, radio and television. He was the dir ...
as Ranko
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Leon Lučev
Leon Lučev (born 1970 in Šibenik) is a Croatian actor. He had his feature film debut in Vinko Brešan's 1996 comedy '' How the War Started on My Island''. Since then, he has amassed lead roles in numerous high-profile European films, including ...
as Haris
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Nebojša Glogovac
Nebojša "Glogi" Glogovac ( sr-Cyrl, Небојша Глоговац; 30 August 19699 February 2018) was an award-winning Serbian actor, notable for performances in theater, television and film.
He was a member of the Children's Drama Group of ...
as Nebojša
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Nikola Rakočević as Bogdan
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Hristina Popović
Hristina Popović ( sr-Cyrl, Христина Поповић; born 26 March 1982) is a Serbian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1991.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
...
as Nada
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Boris Isaković
Boris Isaković (; born 14 December 1966) is a Serbian actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1990.
Personal life
He is married to Serbian actress Jasna Đuričić and together they reside in Novi Sad.
Selected filmography
...
as Todor
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Vuk Kostić
Vuk Kostić ( sr-cyr, Вук Костић; born 22 November 1979) is a Serbian actor. He is famous for his roles in movies '' Apsolutnih 100'', '' Stvar srca'', "Ubice mog oca" and ''Klopka''.
Private life
He is the son of actor Mihajlo Kosti ...
as Marko (
Srđan Aleksić)
See also
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References
External links
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2013 films
2013 war drama films
2013 drama films
Films set in 1993
2010s Serbian-language films
Bosnian War films
Serbian war drama films
Films set in Belgrade
Films set in Germany
Films set in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Films shot in Belgrade
Cultural depictions of Serbian men
Cultural depictions of Bosnia and Herzegovina men