23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

4th Monkey

LFF12, In competition

LFF LAUREAT

Film je na 12. LFF-u osvojio:

  • nagradu publike

ABOUT THE MOVIE

In 2002, the Psychiatric Hospital Lopača, near Rijeka, started admitting children with behavioral disorders. Soon, controversial stories about the treatment of children began to spread.This public secret, weighing heavily on the city, is finally revealed in the painful testimonies of the former patients, their parents and the doctors of the Lopača hospital. Confronted by the shocking conformity of the hospital staff and the structures of the city government, film also gives the answer to the question who is the fourth monkey.

Hrvoje Mabić

Hrvoje Mabić was born in 1974. In 1988 he obtained his degree in Philosophy and in 1999 he started his production studio, Fantastično Dobra Institucija – Fade In. He was its main producer until 2002. Since 2002 he has been producing and directing the documentary series Direkt. He directed 30 episodes and co-directed another 25 episodes. He also directed a number of TV series (A Class, Staying Alive, The Dvorniks) and fi fteen socially-committed TV ads.

Title: 4th Monkey
Year of production: 2013
Duration: 62
Director: Hrvoje Mabić
Screenplay: Hrvoje Mabić
Editing: Žarko Korać
Production company: FADE IN za HTV