The Abandoned (2010 film)

The Abandoned
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdis Bakrač
Written byZlatko Topčić
Produced byAlmir Šahinović
Marie-Anne Coste
Zoran Tasić
Marijo Vukadin
StarringTony Grga
Mira Furlan
Mirsad Tuka
Mirela Lambić
Dragan Marinković
Meto Jovanovski
Zijah Sokolović
CinematographyVladan Radović
Edited byMichko Netchak
Music byVlado Podany
Production
companies
HEFT Production
Olimp Production
Dari Films (Paris)
A+D Films[1]
Distributed byHEFT Production
Summer Hill Films (US)
Release date
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesBosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
France
LanguageBosnian
Budget$5 million

The Abandoned (Bosnian: Ostavljeni) is a 2010 Bosnian drama film directed by Adis Bakrač, produced by Almir Šahinović and Marie-Anne Coste. The film is a Croatian-French co-production. It stars Mira Furlan, Tony Grga, Mirsad Tuka, Mirela Lambić, Dragan Marinković, Meto Jovanovski, Zijah Sokolović, and was written by Zlatko Topčić. His script caught the attention of producers after winning the 2003 CineLink Screenwriting Competition.[2][3][4][5][6]

The Abandoned is the story of a boy from a home for abandoned children, who tries to find out the truth about his origins, but enters into a criminal world.[7]

The film premiered at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival[8][9][10][11][12] on 8 July 2010. The film's US premiere was at the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.[13][14][15] Tony Grga, who played a thirteen-year-old boy Alen, won the Golden Arena for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 2010 Pula Film Festival.[16][17][18][19]

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  3. ^ "SFF: Glavni žiri CineLinka izabrao 6 projekata". klix.ba. 24 June 2003. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ "SFF: Skript doktori započeli rad sa finalistima CineLinka". klix.ba. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Završen CineLinkov program usavršavanja scenarija". klix.ba. 9 July 2003. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Prvi bh. nacionalni filmski festival". klix.ba. 2 June 2003. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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  9. ^ "Twelve world premieres among competition titles at Karlovy Vary". screendaily.com. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  10. ^ "KVIFF PROGRAMME". kviff.com. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Svjetska premijera filma "Ostavljeni" Adisa Bakrača". klix.ba. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Bosanski film s Mirom Furlan u Karlovyim Varyma". tportal.hr. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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  14. ^ "2011 film and award history". sbiff.org. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  15. ^ ""Ostavljeni" Adisa Bakrača na festivalu u Santa Barbari". klix.ba. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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  17. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (26 July 2010). "'Between Us' is lauded in Croatia". Variety. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  18. ^ "57th Pula Film Festival — Croatia". Pula Filmf Festival. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Mladi Sarajlija Tony Grga - dobitnik Zlatne Arene (INTERVJU)". Radio Sarajevo. 24 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.