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The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

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1993. A passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.

Release Date : 2025-02-14

Language :Croatian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : AntitalentContrast FilmsLes Films NorfolkStudio Virc

Production Country : BulgariaCroatiaFranceSlovenia

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Goran Bogdan

Character Name : Dragan

Original Name : Goran Bogdan

Gender : Male

Dragan Mićanović

Character Name : Tomo Buzov

Original Name : Dragan Mićanović

Gender : Male

Silvio Mumelaš

Character Name : Milan

Original Name : Silvio Mumelaš

Gender : Male

Alexis Manenti

Character Name : Commander

Original Name : Alexis Manenti

Gender : Male

Lara Nekic

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Lara Nekić

Gender : Female

Priska Ugrina

Character Name : Granddaughter

Original Name : Priska Ugrina

Gender : Male

Dušan Gojić

Character Name : Grandfather

Original Name : Dušan Gojić

Gender : Male

Nebojša Pop-Tasić

Character Name : Train Conductor

Original Name : Nebojša Pop-Tasić

Gender : Male

Martin Kuhar

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Martin Kuhar

Gender : Male

Jakov Zovko

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Jakov Zovko

Gender : Male

Mijo Pavelko

Character Name : Passenger

Original Name : Mijo Pavelko

Gender : Male

Robert Ugrina

Character Name : Passenger

Original Name : Robert Ugrina

Gender : Male

Damir Markovina

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : Damir Markovina

Gender : Male

Antonio Nuić

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : Antonio Nuić

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2025-01-23

This is quite a tensely shot short drama that depicts a scene on a train that has been stopped on it's journey through Bosnia by a paramilitary gang seeking Muslims. They are polite enough to the "brother" passengers whose papers they inspect, but "Milan" (Silvio Mumelaš) in one carriage has no papers and is terrified. His fellow travellers offer him some comfort and one, the retired captain "Tomo" (Dragan Mićanović) sticks his neck out when they try to remove the man from their compartment. When the train eventually moves on, fellow passenger and family man "Dragan" (Goran Bogdan) wonders if he, too, ought to have done more. The Balkan conflict of the early 1990s has been largely forgotten by us now, so this is quite a poignant reminder of the cruelties of ethnic cleansing enforced during a brutal war that saw the rule of law abandoned and the rule of a vengeful few capitalise on the fears of the general population to impose their will.