The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
CroatianČovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti
Directed byNebojša Slijepčević
Written byNebojša Slijepčević
Produced byDanijel Pek
Katarina Prpic
Noëlle Levenez
Katya Trichkova
Bostjan Virc
StarringDragan Mićanović
Goran Bogdan
Alexis Manenti
CinematographyGregor Bozic
Edited byTomislav Stojanovic
Production
companies

Antitalent Produkcija
Les Films Norfolk
Contrast Films
Studio Virc
Release date
Running time
13 minutes
CountriesFrance, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria
LanguageCroatian

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatian: Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti) is a Croatian short drama film, directed by Nebojša Slijepčević and released in 2024.[1] The film dramatizes the Štrpci massacre of 1993, when 24 Bosniak Muslims were pulled off a train by the Serbian White Eagles paramilitary group and massacred; it centres on Tomo Buzov (Dragan Mićanović), the sole non-Bosniak passenger on the train who tried to stand up against the attackers.[1]

The cast also includes Goran Bogdan, Alexis Manenti, Martin Kuhar, Robert Ugrina, Jakov Zovko, Lara Nekic, Dusan Gojic, Priska Ugrina, Silvio Mumelas, Mijo Pavelko and Nebojsa Pop Tasic.

The film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was the winner of the Short Film Palme d'Or.[2]