Seventy-two days

Anyone checked this one out yet?

http://www.imdb.de/title/tt1401672/

Looking at the cast, there's a solid lineup of actors from the region. It looks like Gene Hackman might be making the jump to being an American actor pretty soon. 🙄
Nothing against him personally, it just sucks that we have to rely on outside talent to get a decent production.
Anyway, I'm not sure how good the movie actually is, but since it's already streaming, I'll probably give it a watch sometime soon.

Director: Danilo Šerbedžija
Country: United States
Year: 2010
Runtime: 93 min
Screenplay: Danilo Šerbedžija
Cinematography: Saša Rendulić
Editing: Ivana Fumić

Cast:

Rade Šerbedžija ... Mana Paripovic
Kresimir Mikic ... Branko
Branko Bogdan Diklic ... Joja Paripovic
Zivko Anocic ... Todor
Mira Banjac ... Grandma Nedja
Dejan Acimovic ... Mile
Lucija Serbedzija ... Lica Svilar
Nebojsa Glogovac ... Officer Dane
Predrag 'Predjo' Vusovic ... Postman Luka
Dragan Nikolic ... Loan Shark 1
Pero Mocibob ... Loan Shark 2
Marinko Prga ... Pero
Mila Manojlovic ... Nana
Atif Abazov ... Cane
Mito Matijevic ... Mito

Producers: Ivan Maloča, Dejan Vražalić
Production: Interfilm, HBO, Vans, Lijen film content

Plot Summary: This whole family's survival depends on the Social Security checks Grandpa Đurađ left behind for his widow, Nedja. Once Nedja passes away, things get desperate. To keep the money flowing, the patriarch, Mane, comes up with a wild scheme with his son Todor and brother Joja: they’re going to find a replacement for the grandma! Mane is fully committed to this crazy plan, even if he has to dodge a nosy neighbor named Mile, a local cop who isn't paying much attention, a drunk postman, or even some of his own kin. Everyone loves the idea except for Branko, Joja's son, who just wants to run away with his girlfriend, Lica. He’s got his own headache, though—he’s currently hiding out in this remote rural town to stay one step ahead of some Loan Sharks.

Director Bio: Danilo Šerbedžija was born in 1971 in New York City. He studied philosophy and Greek at the University of Chicago before heading over to the Ohio State University Film School for graduate studies in Rajko Grlić's class. Back in 2002, he picked up an award for Best Short Documentary at a film festival in Athens for his work "Berto from Jakovac." A year later, he won an Oscar for Best Short Film for “Musula in Wine.” “Seventy-two days” marks his debut as a feature film director.

I haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but I have been listening to the incredible soundtrack from the movie. Enjoy! 🙂

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh8IRXGLW4I

The movie wasn't anything special. Just your typical local flick. The plot was okay, but the acting was hit or miss. It feels like nobody quite nails that regional accent without making it sound totally forced. Diklic struggled with it for me, and Šerbedžija started off rough before picking up steam later on. Mira Banjac was definitely the standout. Anocic, Vusovic, and Mikic were decent enough, too. I’m not sure if they could have made it more interesting, but the whole thing just felt a bit aimless. What really rubbed me the wrong way was that forced scene with everyone smoking joints and jamming with some rock band. Totally unnecessary. Honestly, I expected way more given the cast Šerbedžija put together.
I will give credit where it's due, though—Rade absolutely crushed a few scenes in the second half. Also, I think they would've been much better off actually filming how Rade handles those two Loan Sharks, but maybe they just didn't have the budget or the vision for it.
5.5/10

Personally, I didn't think the movie was all that bad. I’ve always been drawn to that kind of small-town eccentricity and those stubborn, fixed ideas—plus, I actually had a few good laughs. To be honest, I wasn't expecting some groundbreaking masterpiece or something totally unique, so for me, it hit the spot. As for Diklic, I thought his acting was great, though maybe that famous dialect wasn't quite a perfect ten.
The performances from Gene Hackman and Diklic were solid, really high-level stuff. And Mira Banjac? She was wonderful as usual, a true pro.

I have no idea why everyone is obsessing over those few scenes with Miro Banjac. To me, it was a pretty lazy performance—honestly, even subpar. Diklic was off, and Rade only starts picking up steam toward the end. I’ll give the man his due, though; just remember his work in Beggars and Sons, which has absolutely nothing to do with the Zagora or the Imotski region. Meanwhile, the critics are busy putting Zivko Anocic (Todor) on a pedestal.

I’m actually satisfied 👍...not that I had huge expectations given how hit-or-miss American cinema can be sometimes, but still, it’s one of those rare domestic flicks I’m actually glad I sat through.

Rade is in a league of his own, and Banjac and Diklić were solid as usual. Personally, I thought Živko Anočić killed it as Tole (poor guy, how many times did he get smacked 😢 ) and Glogovac was great as the cop 🤣