23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

U braku sa švicarcem (groteska u 10 činova)

LFF11, In competition

ABOUT THE MOVIE

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Dokumentarni film o kreditima u švicarskim francima, odnosno o problemu na kojem se dramatično zrcali nebriga vlasti, lijeve i desne jednako, za vlastite građane. Film govori o problemu kroz nekoliko razina: kroz sudbine žrtava kredita iz cijele Hrvatske koji doživljavaju teške drame – rast rate kredita sa šest na deset tisuća kuna, raspadi obitelji, bolesti, smrtni slučaj – i objašnjenja stručnjaka o financijskim, pravnim, političkim i povijesno-sociološkim aspektima problema.
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Arsen Oremović

Born in 1966, he graduated in film and TV directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art. He worked for twenty-five years as a journalist and film critic at Večernji list. He made his directorial debut in 2013 with the documentary "Married to a Swiss", which won the Human Rights Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival and the Grand Prix at the Vukovar Film Festival. This was followed by the documentaries "Crash in the Castle" (2014, International Music Award USA), "Just the Way It Is" (2017), and the feature-length documentary "Third World" (2025).

In 2022, he directed the feature film "The Head of a Big Fish" (Golden Arena in Pula for Best Actress, Golden Orion for Best Actor). He is also the author of several notable documentary series: "The Accident" (three seasons), "CAF: The Beginning" (2023), and "Classical Music for Every Day "(2024).

Title: U braku sa švicarcem (groteska u 10 činova)
Year of production: 2013
Duration: 55
Director: Arsen Oremović
Screenplay: Arsen Oremović
Photography: Vjekoslav Vrdoljak
Editing: Slaven Jekauc
Sound design: Slaven Jekauc
Production: Ivan Maloča
Production company: Interfilm