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Arsen Anton Ostojić is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Croate born on 29 july 1965 at Split (Croatie)

Arsen Anton Ostojić

Arsen Anton Ostojić
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Nationality Croatie
Birth 29 july 1965 (58 years) at Split (Croatie)

Arsen Anton Ostojić (born 29 July 1965 in Split) is a Croatian film director and screenwriter.

Ostojić belongs to the young generation of Croatian directors who rose to prominence in the 2000s. Three of his feature films were Croatia's submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (A Wonderful Night in Split in 2004, No One's Son in 2008 and Halima's Path in 2012), although none received a nomination.

He also won the Golden Arena for Best Director at the 2008 Pula Film Festival, and was nominated for the European Discovery of the Year award at the 2004 European Film Awards.

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Filmography of Arsen Anton Ostojić (3 films)

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Director

The Color of the Chameleon, 1h33
Directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić
Origin Croatie
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Alma Prica, Mustafa Nadarević, Rousy Chanev, Olga Pakalovic, Miraj Grbic, Samuel Finzi
Rating79% 3.993873.993873.993873.993873.99387
In 1977, fifteen years before the Bosnian War ravaged their lives, Halima’s (Alma Prica) niece Safija (Olga Pakalović) became pregnant by Slavomir (Mijo Jurišić), a Serb man. Beaten and ostracized by her Bosniak family, Safija gave the infant boy to the childless Halima to raise, telling Slavomir it was stillborn. Twenty-three years later, the devastating war has ended. Bodies are being identified through DNA samples and returned to families for burial. Halima’s husband is found, but the boy cannot be returned to her without a blood sample. And that would have to come from Safija who ran away years ago and married Slavomir. When Halima finally locates her, Safija refuses the blood test because she is afraid her husband will discover her deception. And other deceptions could be uncovered as well, including the shocking identity of the soldier who took Halima’s husband and the boy to their deaths.
A Wonderful Night in Split, 1h40
Directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Coolio, Marija Škaričić, Nives Ivanković, Michael Klesic
Rating74% 3.7430753.7430753.7430753.7430753.743075
The film is set over the course of a New Year's Eve night in the Croatian port city of Split, where it follows three parallel plots. The first plot line features a small-time drug dealer Nike (Mladen Vulić) and a young widow Marija (Nives Ivanković); the second plot line deals with a drug addict called Maja (Marija Škaričić) who decides to have sex with an US Navy sailor called Franky (Coolio) in exchange for some heroin; the third one shows a young couple, Luka and Anđela (Vicko Bilandžić and Ivana Roščić) who spend the night desperately looking for a place to celebrate the New Year by having their first sexual experience. The plots are connected through a drug dealer Crni (Marinko Prga), through Dino Dvornik's concert, where all of them pass through at some point, and through the omnipresent fireworks that dot the night sky over the course of the film.

Scriptwriter

A Wonderful Night in Split, 1h40
Directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Coolio, Marija Škaričić, Nives Ivanković, Michael Klesic
Roles Writer
Rating74% 3.7430753.7430753.7430753.7430753.743075
The film is set over the course of a New Year's Eve night in the Croatian port city of Split, where it follows three parallel plots. The first plot line features a small-time drug dealer Nike (Mladen Vulić) and a young widow Marija (Nives Ivanković); the second plot line deals with a drug addict called Maja (Marija Škaričić) who decides to have sex with an US Navy sailor called Franky (Coolio) in exchange for some heroin; the third one shows a young couple, Luka and Anđela (Vicko Bilandžić and Ivana Roščić) who spend the night desperately looking for a place to celebrate the New Year by having their first sexual experience. The plots are connected through a drug dealer Crni (Marinko Prga), through Dino Dvornik's concert, where all of them pass through at some point, and through the omnipresent fireworks that dot the night sky over the course of the film.

Producer

The Color of the Chameleon, 1h33
Directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić
Origin Croatie
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Alma Prica, Mustafa Nadarević, Rousy Chanev, Olga Pakalovic, Miraj Grbic, Samuel Finzi
Roles Producer
Rating79% 3.993873.993873.993873.993873.99387
In 1977, fifteen years before the Bosnian War ravaged their lives, Halima’s (Alma Prica) niece Safija (Olga Pakalović) became pregnant by Slavomir (Mijo Jurišić), a Serb man. Beaten and ostracized by her Bosniak family, Safija gave the infant boy to the childless Halima to raise, telling Slavomir it was stillborn. Twenty-three years later, the devastating war has ended. Bodies are being identified through DNA samples and returned to families for burial. Halima’s husband is found, but the boy cannot be returned to her without a blood sample. And that would have to come from Safija who ran away years ago and married Slavomir. When Halima finally locates her, Safija refuses the blood test because she is afraid her husband will discover her deception. And other deceptions could be uncovered as well, including the shocking identity of the soldier who took Halima’s husband and the boy to their deaths.