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Nobody's Son

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Participants Eric Jackson68wearyraven17Richard Castillo15Daniel Cruz6northerncrane4wanderingcrane8Mark Thompson6Patrick Garcia76Robin Ross6Nicole Thomas3copperseal30Richard Palmer6
Eric Jackson68 Eric Jackson68 Active MemberOP
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#1 ·
Nobody's Son just walked away with the top prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival, marking yet another massive win for director Anton Ostojić following his work on Midnight in Paris. You can catch it hitting theaters nationwide on January 8, 2009, courtesy of the Discovery Channel distribution team.
wearyraven17 wearyraven17 Newcomer
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#2 ·
Personally, I found the movie to be quite underwhelming.
Richard Castillo15 Richard Castillo15 Member
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#3 ·
wearyraven17 said:Personally, I found the movie to be quite underwhelming.


I caught the film at the Karaman theater in San Francisco—and, honestly, I left feeling quite disappointed. I think that’s mostly because I really enjoyed Ostojić's previous film, "Midnight in Paris," so I went into this one with some genuine anticipation! I had read various reviews for "Nobody's Son"—most of them were pretty negative—but I figured they might just be the subjective opinions of a few grumpy critics. However, looking back, I have to say I agree with most of them. The film feels rather pathetic and just... unconvincing? It almost feels as though the director has a total lack of interest in the very subject matter he's capturing. The direction seems a bit over-the-top, too—it leans a little too hard into those cheap cinematic effects. I find myself agreeing with Polimac's take on the film (
though I might add that perhaps one of the core issues is that Ostojić didn't quite grasp the intentions of the writer, Mate Matišić. Matišić's text is actually quite fascinating because it relies heavily on Exaggeration—he uses it systematically throughout the entire piece to give it its unique meaning. Ostojić, on the other hand, directs it in a realistic style that feels more like a low-budget American B-movie, which moves it way too far away from what the script actually demands. It's such a shame! And, oh—one thing that caught me off guard about Matišić's work was the film score. There is just so much music, and I can't help but feel it actually detracts from the overall experience. 😢
Daniel Cruz6 Daniel Cruz6 Newcomer
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#4 ·
Just watched the movie and it’s awesome!!!!👍👍👍

A total must-watch. Every critic is loving it—only Polimac is being difficult about it!!!👎
northerncrane4 northerncrane4 Regular
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#5 ·
Daniel Cruz6 said:Just watched the movie and it’s awesome!!!!👍👍👍

A total must-watch. Every critic is loving it—only Polimac is being difficult about it!!!👎

Not really—not even close. Curica A bit much—total exaggeration.
Richard Castillo15 Richard Castillo15 Member
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Daniel Cruz6;18320544 said:Just watched the movie and it's awesome!!!!👍👍👍

It's definitely a must-watch—everyone seems to love it, except maybe Polimac, who's being difficult!!!:flop

I’ve mostly been seeing some pretty harsh reviews lately. Along with Polimac's take, I even stumbled upon this one—it's giving it a "C-" grade,

http://www.dnevnikulturni.info/recen...en_a._ostojic/

Personally, I think that review is a bit of an Exaggeration—I mean, they make some valid points, I guess, but that's just how that critic operates. It feels like they almost reflexively tear down every American film! I think Matanić is probably the only one who consistently gets a thumbs up from them, regardless of the subject matter or style.
wanderingcrane8 wanderingcrane8 Newcomer
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#7 ·
I’m noticing a predominantly negative consensus surrounding this film, so I figured I should weigh in myself—though perhaps from a different perspective. Personally, I found the movie to be quite alright. Would it sound sacrilegious to say that about an American production? Perhaps, but given the subject matter, it feels even more necessary to speak up.

Alen Liverić’s performance was nothing short of captivating. He portrayed the role of a decent host with such conviction. The score is powerful and deeply expressive, those "memory" sequences are brilliantly executed and woven into the narrative at just the right moments, and there were certainly flashes of dark humor to break the tension from time to time.

I left the theater with a bit of a heavy feeling in my gut. I am genuinely concerned that the depictions of PTSD, morality, human relationships, and the tragedies following the war aren't being caricatured in the slightest. Sadly, they feel all too real.
Mark Thompson6 Mark Thompson6 Member
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#8 ·
I honestly can't wrap my head around how someone can be such an untalented director that they produce a piece of garbage like this.

It is truly unbelievable just how bad this movie is.
There isn't a single key element to this film—aside from the cinematography—that you could possibly give a decent rating to.
Even Ostojić's first film, "Midnight in Paris," didn't leave much of a positive impression on me, but this is genuinely the bottom of the barrel; it's just a revitalization of the low-budget trash era of American cinema.
I get the feeling that both the director and the actors were just coasting through this one.
Even Mustafa Nadarević was catastrophic.
The wedding scene is easily one of the most moronic scenes I have ever watched in a film.
The crowd scenes (the wedding, the campaign rally...) reminded me of those same low-quality sequences in "Four-row."
What's with the excessive use of bird's-eye view shots, especially in that opening scene where Ipša and Nadarević return home after dealing with a corpse?
I really don't understand the director's perception of reality in this setting.
Does he seriously think it's realistic for the main character to sit on a walkway by the river at dusk, swigging whiskey straight from the bottle?
Did it never occur to him, during the wheelchair race scene, to show a shot of the finish line or maybe a close-up of the lead character's face to actually convey some emotion—whether it's anger, pain, or disappointment?

The whole story is even more bizarre because the core premise of the literary source material is actually quite interesting.
As far as I know, Ostojić graduated from some film school or academy in the USA, so now I'm left wondering if this points to a qualitative mismatch in American film schools or just a lack of actual craft on the director's part.

Anyway, watching this movie was a horrific experience (and it's not even a horror film).
Patrick Garcia76 Patrick Garcia76 Newcomer
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#9 ·
Mark Thompson6 said:I honestly can't wrap my head around how someone can be such an untalented director that they produce a piece of garbage like this.

It is truly unbelievable just how bad this movie is.
There isn't a single key element to this film—aside from the cinematography—that you could possibly give a decent rating to.
Even Ostojić's first film, "Midnight in Paris," didn't leave much of a positive impression on me, but this is genuinely the bottom of the barrel; it's just a revitalization of the low-budget trash era of American cinema.
I get the feeling that both the director and the actors were just coasting through this one.
Even Mustafa Nadarević was catastrophic.
The wedding scene is easily one of the most moronic scenes I have ever watched in a film.
The crowd scenes (the wedding, the campaign rally...) reminded me of those same low-quality sequences in "Four-row."
What's with the excessive use of bird's-eye view shots, especially in that opening scene where Ipša and Nadarević return home after dealing with a corpse?
I really don't understand the director's perception of reality in this setting.
Does he seriously think it's realistic for the main character to sit on a walkway by the river at dusk, swigging whiskey straight from the bottle?
Did it never occur to him, during the wheelchair race scene, to show a shot of the finish line or maybe a close-up of the lead character's face to actually convey some emotion—whether it's anger, pain, or disappointment?

The whole story is even more bizarre because the core premise of the literary source material is actually quite interesting.
As far as I know, Ostojić graduated from some film school or academy in the USA, so now I'm left wondering if this points to a qualitative mismatch in American film schools or just a lack of actual craft on the director's part.

Anyway, watching this movie was a horrific experience (and it's not even a horror film).

The film is genuinely terrible. I caught it on TV last night for the second time, and it only confirmed my initial impressions from seeing it in theaters. It’s pure kitsch in every sense. Mark Thompson6 is being harsh, but after a film like this, it's difficult to disagree with his assessment.
Robin Ross6 Robin Ross6 Member
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#10 ·
I’m seeing mostly negative reviews for this movie, and frankly, I find it hard to believe. It stands out as one of the finest pieces of American cinema produced in the last two decades.

The story navigates a landscape defined by an insatiable hunger for power, pervasive violence, and a profound sense of hopelessness. It explores the erosion of ideals, the collapse of moral standards, alienation, and the disintegration of the family unit. This is the reality facing our protagonist—a man who sacrificed everything for a society that ultimately leaves him misunderstood. His most devastating blow, the one that eventually costs him his life, is the irreversible loss of his son, a tragedy fueled by a disability he is powerless to prevent.

Alen Liverić delivered the performance of a lifetime here. 👋
Nicole Thomas3 Nicole Thomas3 Newcomer
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#11 ·
northerncrane4 said:Not really—not even close. Curica A bit much—total exaggeration.

The whole movie feels like some cheap, poorly told joke about Homeland War Storytelling. Now I’m hearing that Ostojić is pushing his latest project, HALIM'S PATH. It’s supposedly about a Muslim woman hunting down the clothes of her murdered family members in Canada. Seriously, what does that social outcast nerd know about war in Canada anyway???🙂
copperseal30 copperseal30 Newcomer
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#12 ·
Finally, we get a movie that isn't obsessed with war stories, secret police drama, or those gritty, bearded insurgent tropes and their anthems.
Richard Palmer6 Richard Palmer6 Newcomer
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joined Mar 2010
#13 ·
copperseal30 said:Finally, we get a movie that isn't obsessed with war stories, secret police drama, or those gritty, bearded insurgent tropes and their anthems.


http://vinovo.magnify.net/video/Niciji-Sin-Minsko-Polje
There is one particular scene—if you include the parts involving the unknown—that really stands out 😁

I personally found the film to be quite compelling; I suppose the script by unknown was very well-constructed, and the lead actors delivered truly excellent performances, especially since the cinematography was handled in such a way that it established this incredibly heavy, dark atmosphere
It might just be a good American film from this past decade 👍

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