Synopsis:
Film is based on Miroslav Krleža’s The Ballads of Petrica Kerempuh, one of the capital works of Croatian literature. We are drawing parallels between ancient and modern time to emphasize that the masses were always oppressed by tyrants.
- Director:
- Davor Međurečan, Marko Meštrović, Marko Mestrovic, Davor Medjurecan
- Year:
- 2006
- Country:
- Croatia
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- 3D Animation, Mixed media, 2D Animation, Rotoscope Animation
- Original title:
- Silencijum
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Igor Grubić, Vinko Brešan, Igor Grubic
- Animator:
- Martina Meštrović
- Script writers:
- Davor Međurečan, Marko Meštrović
- Music composers:
- Cinkuši, Boris Wagner
- Sound designers:
- Boris Wagner, Dušan Maksimovski, Dusan Maksimovski
- Editors:
- Davor Međurečan, Marko Meštrović
- Productions:
- Kreativni sindikat, Zagreb Film
- Distribution:
- Zagreb Film
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Abstract
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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