''The Living and the Dead'' ( hr, Živi i mrtvi) is a 2007 Croatian action

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

directed by

Kristijan Milić Kristijan Milić (; born 25 December 1969) is a Croatian television and feature film director. He is best known for winning two awards Golden Arena for Best Director at the Pula Film Festival (Croatian national film awards) for his feature fil ...

. It tells the story of

Bosnian Croat The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (), often referred to as Bosnian Croats () or Herzegovinian Croats () are the third most populous ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ethnic group in the country after Bosniaks and Serbs of Bosnia and H ...

( HVO) fighters who, while fighting in the

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(1992–1994), face something not entirely of this world. The film was released in 2007. It was filmed in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

, at a small town known as

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. In 2007, the film won the

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at the

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Plot

In 1943, group of Croatian soldiers overtake a strategically important point in western Bosnia with a goal to destroy a group of communist partisans. On the way they met some supernatural phenomena, and the action itself went very badly because the partisans ambushed them. The main character Martin inherits silver cigarette case from a dying soldier. This act connects to the story in 1993 when we meet Martins grandson Tomo. He is one of six soldiers of the Croatian army who have come to the same place in Bosnia to meet the same phenomena and similar fate.

Cast

Filip Šovagović Filip Šovagović (born 13 September 1966) is a Croatian actor, film director, comedian, playwright and journalist. At first known simply as the son of renowned actor Fabijan Šovagović, he has established himself as one of the most prolific Cr ...

- Tomo / Martin *

Velibor Topić Velibor Topić (born 24 July 1970 in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian-British actor. He is known for his roles in '' Snatch'' (2000), '' Kingdom of Heaven'' (2005), ''Robin Hood'' (2010), ''The Counselor'' (2013 ...

- Vijali *

Slaven Knezović Slaven may refer to: * Slaven (given name) Slaven is a masculine Slavic given name. Cognates include Slavko. Czech feminine form is Slavena. Notable people with the name include: * Slaven Bačić, Serbian Croat lawyer * Slaven Bilić, Croatian ...

- Coro *

Marinko Prga Marinko Prga (born 1 January 1971) is a Croatian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1995. Selected filmography References External links * 1971 births Living people Actors from Split, Croatia Croatian male film act ...

- Mali *

Borko Perić Björn Kristjánsson, known professional as Borko, is an Icelandic musician. His debut album '' Celebrating Life'' was released in March 2008 on record labels Morr Music and Kimi Records.

- Robe * Miro Barnjak - Ivo *

Božidar Orešković Božidar Orešković (21 August 1942 – 09 July 2010) was a Croatian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1963 to 2010. Selected filmography References External links * 1942 births 2010 deaths Croatian male film actor ...

- Zapovjednik *

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- Ferid / Vojnik

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u kolibi *

Izudin Bajrović Izudin Bajrović (born 9 February 1963) is a Bosnian theater, film and television actor. He has appeared in more than forty films since 1986. Recent activity In 2017, Bajrović signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, ...

- Stojan *

Ljubomir Jurković Lubomir, Lyubomir, Lyubomyr, Lubomír, Ľubomír, or Ljubomir is a Slavic given name meaning lub (love) and mir (peace, world). Feminine forms are: Lubomira and Ljubica. Nicknames Lubor, Luboš, Luborek, Lubošek, Borek, Lubo, Ľubo, Ljubo, ...

- Semin *

Robert Roklicer The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

- Satnik Dane Boro *

Zvonko Zečević Zvonko ( sr-Cyrl, Звонко) is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Zvonko Bego (born 1940), former Croatian footballer * Zvonko Bogdan (born 1942), Serbian performer of traditional folk songs of Serbia, Croatia, Hung ...

- Natporucnik Knez *

Dragan Suvak Dragan (, sr-Cyrl, Драган) is a popular Serbo-Croatian masculine given name derived from the common Slavic element '' drag'' meaning "dear, beloved". The feminine form is Dragana. People named Dragan include: Politicians and office holde ...

- Streljani Partizan *

Nino Soric Nino or Niño may refer to: *Nino (name) *Niño (name) * Antonin Scalia, American Supreme Court justice whose nickname was "Nino" *El Niño, a climate pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean *NINO, an abbreviation for National Insurance number in th ...

- Pejo

Release

Home media

The film was released on

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in the United States by TLA Releasing on 25 March 2008. It was later released by DNC on 19 May that same year.

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