Dara of Jasenovac
| Dara in Jasenovac | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Predrag Antonijević |
| Written by | Nataša Drakulić |
| Produced by | Predrag Antonijević Maksa Ćatović Petar Vukašinović |
| Starring | Biljana Čekić Vuk Kostić Marko Janketic |
| Cinematography | Miloš Kodemo |
| Edited by | Filip Dedić |
Production company | Cineplanet |
| Distributed by | MegaCom Film[1] |
Release date |
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| Country | Serbia |
| Language | Serbian |
Dara in Jasenovac (Serbian: Дара из Јасеновца), is an upcoming Serbian historical drama directed by Predrag Antonijević. Based on the testimonies of concentration camp survivors,[2] it is the first feature film set in and showing the crimes which took place in Jasenovac concentration camp,[3] which was a part of the wider Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia.
The movie was originally planned to be premiered in Spring 2020,[4] commemorating 75 years since the breakthrough of the last prisoners from the Jasenovac concentracion camp. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed to premier on the 22th October 2020.[5][6]
Plot
After the Axis-led Kozara Offensive the majority of local Serb population ends up in Ustaše concentration camps. With no information about whereabouts of her father, twelve-year-old Dara and her mother and two brothers end up in Jasenovac. Her mother and older brother get killed by Ustaše. Dara makes it her personal mission and the main goal to insure the survival of her younger brother.[7]
Cast
- Biljana Čekić - Dara
- Vuk Kostic - Miroslav Filipović
- Marko Janketić - Vjekoslav Luburić
- Igor Đorđević - Ante Vrban
- Radoslav Milenković
- Nataša Ninković
- Bojan Žirović
- Nikolina Jelisavac
- Alisa Radaković
- Jovo Maksić
Production
An old brickyard located in the village of Kolut near Sombor was reconstructed and turned into a camp by the production designer Goran Joksimović. The second part of the movie was shot in Bela Crkva.[8]
Children from Kozarska Dubica were chosen to portrait numerous children who were imprisoned in the camp. A number of actors from Republika Srpska took part in the project,[9] joined by their colleagues from Serbia.
Dara in Jasenovac was supported by Ministry of Culture and Information and Film Center Serbia.[10]
References
- ^ "PREMIJERA FILMA "DARA IZ JASENOVCA" PLANIRANA ZA 22. OKTOBAR | MCF". mcf.rs. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Premijera filma „Dara iz Jasenovca" planirana za 22. oktobar". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Dusanic, Dragana (2019-11-01). "SNIMA SE: "Dara iz Jasenovca" u režiji Predraga Gage Antonijevića". Antrfile (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Premijera filma „Dara iz Jasenovca" planirana za 22. oktobar". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Istorijska drama „Dara iz Jasenovca" premijerno 22. oktobra 2020. godine « FCS". www.fcs.rs. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Премијера филма "Дара из Јасеновца" планирана за 22. октобар". Дневник (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ ""Dara iz Jasenovca" film o brutalnim ustaškim zločinima". Studio B. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Potresne scene stradanja srpske dece u logoru smrti u doba NDH: Film "Dara iz Jasenovca" stiže na proleće". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Premijera filma „Dara iz Jasenovca" planirana za 22. oktobar". Fajteri (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Istorijska drama „Dara iz Jasenovca" premijerno 22. oktobra 2020. godine « FCS". www.fcs.rs. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
