The High Sun
DirectorDalibor Matanić
ProducerAnkica Jurić Tilić
Petra Vidmar
Frenk Celarc
Nenad Dukić
Miroslav Mogorović
WriterDalibor Matanić
StarringTihana Lazović
Released17 May 2015 (Cannes)
Runtime123 minutes
CountryCroatia
Serbia
Slovenia
LanguageCroatian

The High Sun (Croatian: Zvizdan) is a 2015 Croatian drama film directed by Dalibor Matanić. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival winning the Jury Prize.[1][2][3] It is the first Croatian film to be screened at Cannes since the country's independence in 1991.[4] The film was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "2015 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Screenings Guide". Festival de Cannes. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ Rebecca Ford (23 May 2015). "Cannes: 'Rams' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Velik uspjeh Dalibora Matanića: S novim filmom upao u Cannes!" (in Croatian). tportal.hr. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (27 August 2015). "Oscars: Croatia Selects 'The High Sun' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2015.