''Just Between Us'' ( hr, Neka ostane među nama) is a 2010 Croatian drama film directed by

Rajko Grlić Rajko Grlić (born 2 September 1947) is a Croatian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of film theory at Ohio University and artistic director of the Motovun Film Festival in Motovun, Croatia. Biography Rajko Grlić w ...

starring

Miki Manojlović Predrag "Miki" Manojlović ( sr-cyr, Предраг "Мики" Манојловић; born 5 April 1950) is a Serbian actor, famous for his starring roles in some of the most important films of former Yugoslav cinema. Since the early 1990s, he su ...

Bojan Navojec Bojan Navojec (born 26 April 1976) is a Croatian theatre and film actor. Navojec was born in Bjelovar. He graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb The Academy of Dramatic Art ( hr, Akademija dramske umjetnosti or ADU) i ...

Nataša Dorčić Nataša Dorčić (born 9 June 1968 in Rijeka) is a Croatian theatre, film and television actress. Dorčić graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art in 1998, but started acting professionally as early as 1994, when she joined the Croat ...

Daria Lorenci Daria Lorenci Flatz (; born 13 April 1976) is a Bosnian and Croatian television and film actress. She appeared in more than twenty feature films since 2000. She lives and works in Zagreb. Personal life Daria Saltagić was born in Sarajevo to a ...

and

Ksenija Marinković Ksenija Marinković (born 18 April 1966) is a Croatian film, television and theatre actress. Biography Ksenija Marinković was born in Virovitica in 1966 where she finished high school. Ever since she was eight until entering the Academy of Dr ...

. The film is a co-production involving Croatia's ''Mainframe Production'', Serbia's ''Yodi Movie Craftsman'' and Slovenia's ''Studio Maj'' and was additionally financed by the

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and

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Plot

The film, set in

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, centers around two middle-aged

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brothers, Nikola and Braco (played by Manojlović and Navojec) and the parallel lives they lead amid a web of complex relationships with their wives, mistresses and children. The film has been described by critics as an examination of "loneliness, adultery and urban life", and has been praised for its authentic depiction of contemporary Zagreb.

Cast

- Nikola *

- Braco *

- Marta *

- Anamarija *

- Latica * Nina Ivanišin - Davorka * Buga Šimić - Maja *

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- Nino *

Krešimir Mikić Krešimir Mikić (; born 17 April 1974) is a Croatian theatre and film actor. He is known for his roles in acclaimed feature films, including Zlatko in '' Sex, Drink and Bloodshed'', Krešo in '' I Love You'', Mirko in ''The Melon Route'', and Do ...

- Jura

Awards

The film was nominated for the

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at the

45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 2 to 10 July 2010. The Crystal Globe was won by ''The Mosquito Net'', a Spanish drama film directed by Agustí Vila. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by ''Kooky'', ...

, where Rajko Grlić won the

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award, and where it also won the Label Europa Cinemas award. It also went on to win seven Golden Arena awards at the 2010

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, the Croatian national film awards, including

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(Rajko Grlić), Best Supporting Actress (Ksenija Marinković),

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(Slobodan Trninić), Best Production Design (Ivo Hušnjak), Best Film Music (Alfi Kabiljo and Alan Bjelinski) and Best Sound Editing (Srđan Kurpjel).

References

External links

* * {{Rajko Grlić 2010 films 2010s Croatian-language films 2010 drama films Films directed by Rajko Grlić Adultery in films Films set in Zagreb Croatian drama films