23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

Dubica

LFF19, In competition

ABOUT THE MOVIE

Hrvatska Dubica is a village not far from Zagreb, on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Srpska), on the very edge of the European Union. The place, which has never recovered from the war devastation of the 1990s, is practically extinct, left to itself and the dwindling number of the remaining inhabitants, who blame the war for the problems of their birthplace. Hrvatska Dubica, which before the war was in every segment focused on the neighboring town of Kozarska Dubica in BiH, is completely isolated by establishing a border between the newly formed states.The main character in the film is Nikica Jukić, a Croatian war veteran who went to war at the age of 17 and retired at the age of 22 as a war invalid. Nikica lives with her unmarried wife Svjetlana, a Serb by nationality, who, like other residents of Hrvatska Dubica, talks about the problems she faces in everyday life, as well as her views on love, hate, nationalism, interethnic coexistence, but also current topics such as the border of the European Union and the arrival of migrants from the east.

Marina Aničić Spremo

Marina Aničić Spremo was born on October 24, 1983, in Zagreb, after graduating from the General Gymnasium in Knin, she enrolled at the Faculty of Political Sciences, wherein acquired the title of graduated journalist.After many years of journalistic work on radio and television, in 2015 she continued her professional development and enrolled in the MPA-Video Production program, FadeIn - In Focus - Building a character in a documentary film, and Kino Klub - Film School.Since 2016, she has been working as a camera assistant on various projects and independently as an author on the production of commercials and videos. "Dubica" is first independent author's project.

Title: Dubica
Year of production: 2021
Duration: 83
Sound design: Dubravka Premar
Production company: Factum, Zagreb Film