Pjer Žalica (born 7 May 1964) is a Bosnian

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and a professor at the

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. His father Miodrag (1926–1992) was a noted dramaturgist and poet who scripted several TV movies. He has directed several short films, only one of which is (''

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'' 2000) as well as three feature films, '' Gori vatra'' (2003), and '' Kod amidže Idriza'' (2004). In May 2008, he directed the music video for the duet '' Dabogda'' by

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and Hari Mata Hari. In 2017, Žalica signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the

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and

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. He is married to Bosnian actress Jasna Žalica and has one child with the actress. The screening of his film was canceled at the Berane Movie Theater because no tickets were sold.

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* Bosnia and Herzegovina film directors Film people from Sarajevo Living people 1964 births Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language Academic staff of the University of Sarajevo {{BosniaHerzegovina-bio-stub