The Beast

  • Miroslav Sikavica
  • Feature
  • Drama
  • 2016
  • 14:31
  • Short length
  • 10

Synopsis

A rashly accepted job at a construction site in the seaside apartment village turns into complication for a backhoe loader operator from the hinterland who, in order to retain fatherly authority and get the legal, but dirty demolition work done, needs to remove an unwanted witness.

Directors

Miroslav Sikavica

Miroslav Sikavica was born 1975. in Zagreb, Croatia. After studying Comparative Literature and Croatian Language and Literature at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, he studied Film and Television Directing at Zagreb’s Academy of Dramatic Art. "The Beast" is his second short fiction film.
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Awards

  • Croatian Film Days – Grand Prix 2017
  • Croatian Film Days – Oktavijan award for best film 2017
  • Villeurbann Short Film Festival – Format Court magazine award 2016
  • Quinzaine des réalisateurs/ Cannes Film Festival – Special mention 2016
  • Sarajevo Film Festival – Special Mention 2016
  • Quebecu Film Festival – Grand prix 2016
  • Kaohsiung Film Festival – Green S.O.S. award 2016

Production contact

Propeler Film

Ulica grada Vukovara 35a, 1000 Zagreb, Croatia

info@propelerfilm.com

www.propelerfilm.com

User reviews

Iva Jurlina
10

Igor Klarić
10

Awards

  • Croatian Film Days – Grand Prix 2017
  • Croatian Film Days – Oktavijan award for best film 2017
  • Villeurbann Short Film Festival – Format Court magazine award 2016
  • Quinzaine des réalisateurs/ Cannes Film Festival – Special mention 2016
  • Sarajevo Film Festival – Special Mention 2016
  • Quebecu Film Festival – Grand prix 2016
  • Kaohsiung Film Festival – Green S.O.S. award 2016

Production contact

Propeler Film

Ulica grada Vukovara 35a, 1000 Zagreb, Croatia

info@propelerfilm.com

www.propelerfilm.com