Official Selection - Out of Competition · 45th Edition
The Tower of Strength
Obraz
Director
Nikola Vukčević
Country
Montenegro, Serbia, Germany, Croatia
Runtime
1 h 37 min
Language
Albanian, Montenegrin
Premiere
World Premiere
Synopsis
During WWII in Yugoslavia, a Christian child fleeing from fascists who killed his parents finds refuge in the home of Nur Doka, an Albanian Muslim. Nur faces a moral dilemma: surrender the child to protect his family or risk everything to save the young foreigner.
Cast
Edon Rizvanolli, Elez Adžović, Selman Jusufi, Xhejlane Terbunja, Nikola Ristanovski
Screenplay
Melina Pota Koljević, Ana Vujadinović, Nikola Vukčević
Producers
Milorad Radenović, Milorad Radenović, Ivica Vidanović, Dario Domitrović, Christoph Thoke
About the Director
Nikola Vukčević Born 1974 in Titograd, Yugoslavia. He is one of the most prominent Montenegrin film director and university professor of Film directing, Head of department of FILM AND MEDIA at the University of Montenegro (FDU UCG); National Delegate of the Assembly of Assoc. of European Film Directors, President of the Festival Council of Montenegro Int. Film Festival, Member of the Film Committee of the Montenegrin Academy of Arts and Sciences, and PHD in Filmology. For seven seasons he was the artistic director of the City Theater in Podgorica.
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