''The Ghost in the Swamp'' ( hr, Duh u močvari) is a 2006 film directed by

Branko Ištvančić Branko Ištvančić (born April 5, 1967) is a Croatian film director. Born in Subotica, Ištvančić graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb in 1999. Since 2003 he has been employed at the Croatian Radiotelevision, working ...

, based on the book ''Duh u močvari'' by Anto Gardaš. The film premiered at the 2006 Međunarodni Dječji Festival in Šibenik.

Plot

After Liptus arrives in a small village from the city, he calls his best friends, Miron and Melita, on winter holidays in

Kopačevo Kopačevo ( hu, Kopács) is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Bilje municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. Population is 608 people. History In classical antiquity location of presen ...

. That same night, while they are all sleeping cozily, from their deep sleep Miron and Melita are woken by the disturbing sounds of villagers, carrying flares and disappearing into the darkness at the end of the street. At the docks, they find Halasz, a boy known for his bravery. He is cold, pale from shock, and babbling a white ghost. While most of the villagers don't believe Halasz's story, older citizens recall a long time ago when a forgotten spirit would scare people at night in dark and foggy swamps. Everyone locks themselves in their houses and Halasz ends up in a hospital where the doctors can't help him. Miron, Liptus, and Melita, now alone, take matters into their own hands, revealing the secret of the ghost and saving their friend.

Cast

Ivo Gregurević Ivo Gregurević (; 7 October 1952 – 1 January 2019) was a Croatian film, theatre and television actor. Throughout over a quarter of a century, Gregurević played rural bullies and arrogant nouveau riche and became one of Croatia's best known a ...

as Vučević *

Dejan Aćimović Dejan Aćimović (born 20 May 1963) is a Bosnian-Croatian actor and film director. He was born in Čapljina, SFR Yugoslavia, now Bosnia and Herzegovina. As an actor, his work included principal and supporting roles in numerous films, both wi ...

as Levay * Marko Pavlov as Miron * Ena Ikica as Melita * Robert Váss as Liptus *

Vlatko Dulić Vlatko Dulić (20 April 1943 – 20 November 2015) was a Croatian theatre, television and film actor and theatre director. Hailing from Subotica in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia, Dulić studied acting at the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art, wher ...

as Farkaš *

Mladen Vulić Mladen Vulić (born 1 September 1969) is a Croatian actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as fil ...

as Kovačević

Music

The film's soundtrack was composed by

Dalibor Grubačević Dalibor Grubačević (; born January 9, 1975) is a Croatian composer, musician and record producer renowned for his works in the field of film music. Biography Dalibor Grubačević was born in Koprivnica (modern-day Croatia), where he grew up an ...

.Dalibor Grubacevic Filmography
/ref> It was distributed under Croatia Records 10 October 2006.

References

External links

Službene stranice redatelja Branka Ištvančića
* 2006 films 2006 action films Films based on Croatian novels Croatian children's films 2006 directorial debut films 2000s Croatian-language films {{2000s-action-film-stub