Quit Staring at My Plate
Appearance
Quit Staring at My Plate | |
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Directed by | Hana Jušić |
Written by | Hana Jušić |
Produced by | Ankica Juric Tilic |
Starring | Mia Petricevic |
Cinematography | Jana Plecas |
Music by | Hrvoje Niksic |
Release date |
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Country | Croatia/ Denmark |
Language | Croatian |
Quit Staring at My Plate (Croatian: Ne gledaj mi u pijat) is a 2016 Croatian-Danish drama film written and directed by Hana Jušić.[1][2]
The film premiered in the Venice Days section at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival, in which it was awarded the Fedeora Award for Best European Film.[3] It was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4][5]
Plot
After her domineering father has a stroke, a 24-year-old woman adjusts to her newfound freedom and the responsibility of supporting her mother and mentally disabled older brother.
Cast
- Mia Petricevic as Marijana
- Niksa Butijer as Zoran
- Arijana Culina as Vera
- Zlatko Burić as Lazo
- Karla Brbic as Andjela
- Bruna Bebic-Tudor as Ivana
- Marijana Mikulic as Katarina
See also
- List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Croatian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Boyd van Hoeij (1 September 2016). "'Quit Staring at My Plate' ('Ne gledaj mi u pijat'): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Jay Weissberg (1 October 2016). "Film Review: 'Quit Staring at My Plate'". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Vittoria Scarpa (9 September 2016). "The Venice Days Award goes to The War Show". CinEuropa. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Film 'Quit Staring at My Plate' Croatian Candidate for an Oscar". Croatia Week. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (1 September 2017). "Oscars: Croatia Selects 'Quit Staring at My Plate' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2017.