''Midwinter Night's Dream'' () is a

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directed by

Goran Paskaljevic Goran may refer to: Ethnic groups *Gorane, or Goran, an ethnic group of northern Africa *Goran (Kurdish tribe), an ethnic group of the Middle East *Gorani (ethnic group), an ethnic group of southeastern Europe Other uses *Göran, a Swedish name * ...

. It is an allegory of the

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, starring an

autistic Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by differences or difficulties in social communication and interaction, a preference for predictability and routine, sensory processing di ...

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as the main character. When first released in

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, it caused some public outrage because of the sharp criticism of Serbia's role in the war. It was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

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, but it was not nominated.

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Lazar Ristovski Lazar "Laza" Ristovski ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Ристовски, born 26 October 1952) is a Serbian former actor, director, producer and writer. He has appeared on stage about 4,000 times, and starred in over 90 films and 30 TV series, mostly i ...

as Lazar *

Jasna Žalica Jasna Žalica (born 1968) is a Bosnian actress. She has appeared in more than sixteen films since 1997. Personal life Žalica is married to Bosnian director Pjer Žalica Pjer Žalica (born 7 May 1964) is a Bosnians, Bosnian film director, ...

as Jasna * Jovana Mitic as Jovana

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