Father (2020 film)

Father (Serbian: Oтац, romanized: Otac) is a 2020 Serbian film directed by Srdan Golubović.[1][2] It premiered as part of the Panorama programme at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival,[3] where it won the Audience Award and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.[4][5]

Father
Film poster
SerbianOтац
Directed bySrdan Golubović
Written bySrdan Golubović
Ognjen Svilicić
Produced byJelena Mitrović
Čedomir Kolar
Alexander Ris
Marc Baschet
Danis Tanović
Boris T. Matić
Lana Matić
Danijel Hočevar
Amra Bakšić Čamo
Adis Djapo
StarringGoran Bogdan
Boris Isaković
Nada Šargin
Milica Janevski
CinematographyAleksandar Ilić
Edited byPetar Marković
Production
companies
Film House Baš Čelik
Propeler Film
SCCA/Pro.
Ba Vertigo
Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion
ASAP Films
CountrySerbia

The film is based on the true story of a man from the Serbian town of Kragujevac, who, after his children had been taken away from him by local social services, travelled to Belgrade on foot in order to have his children returned to him.[6][7][8][9][5]

Cast

Critical reception

Jessica Kiang of Variety had called the film "powerful, but grueling" and a "tough, but compelling downer".[10][11]

Accolades

DateAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultNotes
202235th Golden Rooster AwardsBest Foreign Language FilmFatherWon[12]

See also

References

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