The High Sun
Synopsis
Three different love stories, set in three consecutive decades, in two neighbouring Balkan villages burdened with a long history of inter-ethnic hatred: this is a film about the dangers - and the enduring strength - of forbidden love.
Cast
Tihana Lazović
Goran Marković
Nives Ivanković
Dado Ćosić
Stipe Radoja
Trpimir Jurkić
Mira Banjac
Slavko Sobin
Lukrecija Tudor
Tara Rosandić
Ksenija Marinković
Crew
Dalibor Matanić
Ankica Jurić Tilić
Petra Vidmar, Frenk Celarc, Nenad Dukic, Miroslav Mogorović
Marko Brdar
Tomislav Pavlic
Alen Sinkauz and Nenad Sinkauz
Julij Zornik
Mladen Ožbolt
Ana Savić Gecan
Mojca Gorogranc Petrushevska, Talija Ivančić
Mladen Pervan
Dragan Jurić
Detailed information
Kinorama (Croatia), Gustav film (Slovenia), SEE Film Pro (Serbia), with the support of the MEDIA Programme and Eurimages
Cercamon
Bac Films
2i Film
Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Slovenian Film Centre and Film Center Serbia
Connecting Cottbus 2011, Coproduction village 2011, Mediterranean coproduction forum Bari 2011, When East Meets West 2012
Awards
Bellinzona, Switzerland
Award 'Utopia'
Strasbourg, France
The Odyssée-Council of Europe Prize for Human Rights
Otranto, Italy
Grand Prix
Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Golden Mimosa for Best Director
Lima, Peru
Jury Prize
Prishtina, Kosovo
Award for Best Actress
Tetouan, Morocco
Award for Best Actor
Rouen, France
Young Jury Award
Geneva, Switzerland
Grand Prix
Baie-Comeau, Canada
Prix Alcoa award (Tihana Lazovic)
Cairo, Egypt
Prize for Best Artistic Contribution
Minsk, Belarus
Best Director, Best Cinematography Award (Yury Marukhin)
Cottbus, Germany
Best Picture Award, Best Actress Award, FIPRESCI Critics Award
Bastia, Corsica, France
Grand Prix
Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Grand Prix
Portoroz, Slovenia
Award for Best Photography, Best Feature Film of Choice of Cinema Networks Slovenia
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Art Cinema Award (CICAE)
Pula, Croatia
Grand Golden Arena for Best Festival Film, Golden Arena for Best Director, Golden Arena for Best Actress (Tihana Lazovic), Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actress (Nives Ivankovic), Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor (Dado Cosic), Golden Arena for Best Costume Design (Ana Savic Gecan), The Octavian Award
Slovenia
Award to DoP
Europe
Nomination - Official Selection
Croatia's entry for Foreign Language Film
Cannes, France
Programme "Un Certain Regard" - Jury Prize
Festivals
Johannesburg, South Africa
La Teste-de-Buch, France
Competition programme
Birmingham, UK
Cork, Ireland
Inverness, UK
Bellinzona, Switzerland
Award 'Utopia'
Strasbourg, France
Odyssée-Council of Europe Prize for Human Rights
Naples, USA
China
Copenhagen, Denmark
Programme Bad Ass East
Toruń, Poland
Programme "New Croatian Cinema"
Vienna, Austria
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Programme Cinescope
Otranto, Italy
Grand Prix
Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Golden Mimosa for Best Director
Cities around the world
Scarborough, Canada
Hermosa Beach, USA
Competition programme
Lima, Peru
Jury Prize
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Programme "Focus: Croatia"
New York, USA
Competition programme
Seattle, USA
Program "Ark Lodge Screenings"
San Juan, USA
Competition programme
Plzen, Czech Republic
Programme Festival ZOOM
Beirut, Lebanon
Prishtina, Kosovo
Competition programme
Minneapolis, USA
Programme "World Cinema"
Bron, France
Cleveland, USA
Competition programme "George Gund III"
Tetouan, Morocco
Award for Best Actor
Sofia, Bulgaria
Competition programme "Balkans Competition"
Rouen, France
Geneva, Switzerland
Grand Prix
Chicago, USA
Trondheim, Norway
Bengaluru, India
Belgrade, Serbia
Competition programme
Baie-Comeau, Canada
Prix Alcoa award (Tihana Lazovic)
Santa Barbara, USA
Trieste, Italy
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Program Limelights
Chennai, India
Palm Springs, USA
Program Awards Buzz
Paris, France
Skopje, Macedonia
Paris, France
Competition programme
Elverum, Norway
Tallin, Estonia
Zuqim, Israel
Segovia, Spain
Arras, France
Cairo, Egypt
Singapore
Lodz, Poland
Washington, USA
Les Arcs, France
Program "Hauteur"
Dubai, UAE
Official selection
Kerala, India
Program "World Cinema"
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Program "Avantpremieres"
Stockholm, Sweden
La Rochelle, France
Program "Ici et ailleurs"
Pessac, France
Cairo, Egypt
Prize for Best Artistic Contribution
Minsk, Belarus
Best Director, Best Cinematography Award
Vilnius, Lithuania
Thessaloniki, Greece
Programme Balkan Survey
Leeds, UK
Bratislava, Slovakia
Cottbus, Germany
Best Picture Award, Best Actress Award, FIPRESCI Critics Award
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Bucharest, Romania
Philadelphia, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Adelaide, Australia
Programme: "European Cinema"
Gent, Belgium
Warsaw, Poland
Oaxaca, Mexico
Bogota, Colombia
Hamptons, USA
Programme "Conflict & Resolution"
Montreal, Canada
Programme "Special Presentations"
Bastia, Corsica, France
Grand Prix
Busan, South Korea
Programme "World Cinema"
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Istanbul, Turkey
Ferrara, Italy
Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Grand Prix
Haifa, Israel
Bergen, Norway
Programme Cinema Extraordinaire
Vienna, Austria
Portoroz, Slovenia
Best Photography, Best Feature Film of Choice of Cinema Networks Slovenia
Bitola, Macedonia
Competition programme SEE Camera
Vlissingen, The Netherlands
Nancy, France
Official competition
Espoo, Finland
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
CICAE Award
Melbourne, Australia
International Panorama
Motovun, Croatia
Main programme
Pula, Croatia
Grand Golden Arena for Best Festival Film, Golden Arena for Best Director, Golden Arena for Best Actress (Tihana Lazovic), Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actress (Nives Ivankovic), Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor (Dado Cosic), Golden Arena for Best Costume Design (Ana Savic Gecan), The Octavian Award
Odessa, Ukraine
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Horizons programme
Cannes, France
Programme "Un Certain Regard" - Jury Prize