National Hero Lily Vidic
Synopsis
This comedy of the absurd is set in the Nazi puppet Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during World War II. The hero, Ljiljan is a young peasant poet who joins the Partisan movement just before it falls apart, abandoned by its leader Tito. The last remaining hope for resisting Nazism is to assassinate Hitler. Ljiljan’s task is to write a song that will allow his Partisan band to infiltrate the inner sanctum of the SS – by entering an SS talent show. If they win the competition, they will be invited to perform before Hitler and the NDH’s high command. This is a satirical coming-of-age tale with a difference, capturing the craziness, comedy and horror of war in the Balkans.
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Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Croatia | December 31, 2015 |
Full credits
| Director | Ivan-Goran Vitez |
| Cast | Kristijan Jaić (Ljiljan Vidić), Stjepan Perić (Mišo), Tena Jeić Gajski (Vesna), Ivan Đuričić (Okac), Ljubiša Savanović (Salko), Stojan Matavulj (Miljan Zubović Struja), Dragan Despot (Josip Broz Tito), Dražen Čuček (Ante Pavelić), Dražen Kuhn (Vladimir Nazor), Živko Anočić (Ivan Goran Kovačić), Ivan Glowatzky (Najavnik), Branko Janković (Četnik 1), Srđan Miletić (Četnik 2), Bojan Navojec (Četnik 3), Marinko Prga (Dostavljač), Željko Königsknecht (Čika Momo), Slavica Knežević (Ljiljanova mama), Mile Kekin (Bankomat) |
| Screenplay | Zoran Lazić |
| Producer | Ivan Maloča |
| Editing | Mato Ilijić |
| Costumes | Ivana Zozoli Vargović |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt3989912 |
| TMDB | 377062 |
Additional data: TMDB.
