World premiere

Pelican

Local title
Unistuste pelikan
Director
Filip Heraković
Country
Croatia
Year
2022
Programme
First Feature Competition
Genre
drama, comedy
Subject
sport, belonging, soul-searching, loneliness, absurd

Josip is a goalkeeper. Known and loved among football fans as is befitting for a goalie on the brink of middle age. Enough to be in a relationship with an influencer whose everyday activities are watched by several stadiums worth of people. Fame also surrounds Josip’s teammates who are living their life to the fullest. And not just ordinary fullest, but gold-hued fullest.

As a result of an accident, the security network of social and material assurance suddenly disappears from around the goalkeeper. Josip falls on a skiing trip and now has to undergo rehabilitation at a sanatorium. In this world filled with tedious and meaningless chatter, Josip assumes the role of an outside observer.

The new distanced perspective helps him overcome the fermented boredom of routine and offers excitement until the moment it meets its reflection. Although Josip is not recognised without his football clothes, all the fans know his nickname – Condor. With his notorious broad sweep, Josip has fully earned his nickname. But why is the mirror now suddenly showing him a pelican? And anyway, is that necessarily a bad thing?

On the backdrop of social satire, “Pelican” places a naked ego in front of the viewer. The captivatingly offset dramaturgical approach is enhanced by an unwavering camera direction. This sharp and deeply perceived tilt makes “Pelican” a remarkably effective debut that leaves a mark on the viewer’s very self.

Elise Jagomägi

Director
Filip Heraković
Screenwriter
Nikolina Bogdanović, Filip Heraković
Cast
Edi Ćelić, Lucija Barišić, Ivan Glowatzky, Marko Petrić, Tena Nemet Brankov
Producer
Tamara Babun, Matija Drniković
DoP
Tomislav Krnić
Editor
Iva Ivan
Composer
Matej Merlić
Production
Wolfgang & Dolly LLC
Runtime
Language
Croatian, Italian
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Director
Filip Heraković

Filmograafia Pelican (2022)

Best Film Award, grant of 5000 euros from National Geographic

Screenings

2nd Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening090202 / Unistuste pelikan
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsFilip Herakovic (Film Director, Screenwriter), Aleksandar Arsovski (Producer), Matija Drnikovic (Producer), Tamara Babun (Producer), Nikolina Bogdanović (Screenwriter), Edi Ćelić (Actor), Lucija Barišić (actress), Marko Petrić (actor), Dubravka Skvrce (Costume Designer), Iva Ivan (editor), Matea Katunar (makeup designer), Tomislav Krnić (director of photography), Željka Burić (production designer)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening120503 / Unistuste pelikan
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
9th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening160701 / Unistuste pelikan
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
Trailer
Q&A with the filmmaker