ABOUT THE MOVIE
The documentary “Comrade Ferlin” portrays a remarkable 80-year-old retiree from Vodnjan, Anton Ferlin, his vivid everyday life, and underlines his distinctive generation, native and personal features. The film’s multifaceted approach points out the protagonist’s attitude toward various present-day social issues – antifascism, labour force, capitalism, local identity, family, ideals, humanity and alienation. This is a film about the present that doesn't regret the past, about those who, even in advanced age, live a fulfilled life and choose humanity over wild capitalism.
Elvis Lenić
ELVIS LENIĆ, born in 1971 in Pula. Graduated mechanical engineering at the Technical Faculty in Rijeka, worked for a while at the Uljanik Shipyard, and now teachesmechanical group of subjects at the Pula Technical School. He is a permanent film critic of The Voice of Istria newspaper, and occasionally writes for the Croatian Film Chronicle. Author of many short and medium-length documentaries.Filmography:SHIP/BROD (65 min, 2023)MEAT/MESO (18 min, 2018)9. JANUAR, documentary (15 min, 2015)PROLOGUE/PROLOG, experimental (7 min, 2014)ETHAN, experimental (8 min 30 sec, 2013)COMRADE FERLIN/DRUG FERLIN (45 min, 2011)HUNT/LOV (39 min, 2007)STABLE/TEZA (10 min, 2004)PIG SLAUGHTER/PRAŠĆINA (20 min, 2002)GOURDS/CUKI (10 min, 2001)
