''Men Don't Cry'' ( bs, Muškarci ne plaču) is a 2017 Bosnian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by Alen Drljević.
It was selected as the Bosnian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
90th Academy Awards
The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...
, but it was not nominated.
The film won the 2017
Special Jury Prize at the
52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
2017 awards at the official site
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Plot
A group of disparate, middle-aged Yugoslav War veterans talk in an extended group-therapy session.
Cast
* 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 Miki
* 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 Valentin
* Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Emir Hadžihafizbegović (; born 20 August 1961) is a Bosnian actor. Often regarded as one of the best actors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, he has appeared in over fifty films, including ''When Father Was Away on Business'' (1985), ''Remake'' (2003 ...
as Merim
* Ermin Bravo as Ahmed
* 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 ...
as Josip
* as Ivan
* 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, ...
as receptionist
See also
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References
External links
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2017 films
2017 drama films
Bosnia and Herzegovina war drama films
Bosnian-language films
Films about veterans
Films about military personnel
Yugoslav Wars films
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