23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

Closing time

LFF17, In competition

ABOUT THE MOVIE

A short atmospheric documentary that follows the segments of night life in Zagreb through a testimony of one rape attempt. The story unfolds what happened in one night bar, where few people stayed for a drink after closing time. It combines abstract captures of nightlife scenes with a narration of one witness who reveals his version of the truth.

David Lušičić

David Lusicic was born in 1976 in Rijeka, Croatia. He works as an independent filmmaker, lecturer and interdisciplinary culture project manager. He holds an MA in FTV directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, an MA in Scenography from Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design in London, and an MA in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana. His first independent film project, the feature omnibus Transmania, premiered at Sarajevo Film Festival 2016, after which he started the production company Zebra Production and the art organization Greta Creative Network. His last short documentary premiered at Sarajevo Film Festival in 2020 and was awarded Best Regional Film at Liburnia Film Festival. ’Mlungu – The White King', his first feature-length documentary, premiered at ZagrebDox and won Best Cinematography at the Croatian Film Days, as well as Best Editing and Sound Design at JIFF 2023. He is currently developing his second feature film 'Via Roma’.

Title: Closing time
Year of production: 2019
Duration: 13
Screenplay: David Lušičić
Photography: Damian Nenadić
Production: David Lušičić
Production company: Akademija dramske umjetnosti u Zagrebu, Zebra Creative Network