Special programme „Crossing Europe“

Sorry for Kung Fu

1 hr. 11 min. | Drama | N/A

"Sorry for kung fu" is a comedy about a xenophobic Croatian family facing the worst nightmare. The action of the film takes place in post-war Yugoslavia. "This film is a comic drama where everything is turned upside down. Everything here quickly becomes out of control, although the characters, guided by their faith, don't always know it. , - director Ognjen Svilić says about the film.

Ognjen Sviličić

Ognjen Sviličić

Croatian director and scriptwriter Ognjen Sviličić was born in 1971, in Split.. He is a graduate of the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. In 1999 he directed his debut feature film Wish I Were a Shark. His subsequent feature films, Sorry for Kung Fu (2004) and Armin (2007) both had been screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, as part of the Forum programme. Both films have since been shown extensively at over 40 international film festivals, winning numerous awards. Ognjen also works as a screenwriting tutor at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.
Languages
Croatian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Oprosti za kung fu
Produced
2004: Croatia

Film information

Director
Ognjen Sviličić
Screenplay
Ognjen Svilićić
Music
Ognjen Svilićić, Maro Market
Cinematography
Vedran Šamanović
Cast
Daria Lorenci, Vera Zima, Filip Radoš, Vedran Mlikota, Luka Petrušić, Ivica Bašić, Yong Long Dai
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