''Love Life of a Gentle Coward'' () is a 2009 Croatian comedy film directed by

Pavo Marinković Pavo may refer to: * ''Pavo'' (bird), a genus of peafowl * Pavo (constellation), in astronomy * Pavo (given name), a masculine Croatian name * Pavo, Georgia, United States See also * Paavo, Finnish and Estonian given name * Pavão (disambiguati ...

. It won three awards at the 2009

Pula Film Festival Pula Film Festival () is an annual Croatian film festival, established in 1954. It is held in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula Arena. Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival and is usually held in the summer, in July or Aug ...

Plot

Saša Mihelčić is a journalist and a failed writer in his early thirties. He scrapes a living by writing a newspaper column on gastronomy, inherited from his father, a journalism legend. His listless existence is changed when he meets Ines, a former volleyball player who works as a masseuse in his gym. They begin a romantic relationship, and - wanting to show himself as a man of character for once - he writes a scathing review of a restaurant owned by Braco, a politically influential investor. This lands Saša in serious trouble, forcing him to face and overcome the weaker points of his character...

Cast

Nenad Cvetko Nenad (; Cyrillic script: Ненад) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is common in countries that speak South Slavic languages, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. The name is derived from the ...

- Saša * Dijana Vidušin - Ines *

Siniša Popović Siniša ( sr-Cyrl, Синиша) is a South Slavic masculine given name of medieval Serbian origin. It may refer to: * Simeon Uroš "Siniša" (1326–1371), Serbian ruler of Epirus and Thessaly * Siniša Branković (born 1979), Serbian soccer pla ...

- Mladen *

Jan Budař Jan Budař (born 31 July 1977) is a Czech actor, director, singer, composer and script writer. Biography Budař was born in Frýdlant near Liberec. He graduated from the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU) in Brno in 2000. He ...

- Honza *

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 ...

- Filip *

Zoran Čubrilo Zoran ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран) is a common South Slavic name, the masculine form of Zora, which means ''dawn, daybreak''. The name is especially common in Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia and to some degree in Slovenia. Notable people with this g ...

- Braco

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