Josef (film)
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Josef is 2011 Croatian drama
and war film
directed by Stanislav Tomić depicting war story of Austrian-Hungarian
Croat
soldier during World War I
in 1915 in Galicia
.
In the film, stress is given to effective photos, music, violence and sex.
The film is written by Mario Marko Krce.
Opening song of the film, "Josef", is composed and played by Marko Perković
.
Critics were very positive. Critics especially praised costumes and scenography, even though film was produced with low budget and in an independent production.
The film won Golden Arena for special effects at Pula Film Festival
in 2011.
in Galicia
, Croatian
soldiers in the Austro-Hungarian Army
were sent on Eastern Front
to fight against Russian Army
and Cherkess
bandits. After the battle, a survieved Austrian-Hungarian soldier, a Croat, takes uniform and indetification plate with insignia of dead NCO
. The problem occurs when Austrian-Hungarian officer finds out that his documents are false.
Identification plates transfer from other to another soldier, and at the end of the film it turns out that the original Josef was Josip Broz
(already dead at the beginning of the film), and that the final impostor would one day become Tito
, the President of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
.
Such theories were inspiration for creation of this movie.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
and war film
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
directed by Stanislav Tomić depicting war story of Austrian-Hungarian
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
Croat
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
soldier during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in 1915 in Galicia
Galicia
-Geographic regions:* Galicia , an autonomous community in northwestern Spain** Gallaecia, a province of the Roman Empire** Kingdom of Galicia, a medieval kingdom**Nueva Galicia :*** Nueva Galicia, a region of New Spain, now in Mexico...
.
In the film, stress is given to effective photos, music, violence and sex.
The film is written by Mario Marko Krce.
Opening song of the film, "Josef", is composed and played by Marko Perković
Marko Perkovic
Marko Perković is a Croatian musician and is the lead singer of the band Thompson since 1991....
.
Critics were very positive. Critics especially praised costumes and scenography, even though film was produced with low budget and in an independent production.
The film won Golden Arena for special effects at Pula Film Festival
Pula Film Festival
The Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival which is held annually in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula arena since 1954. The festival is usually held in the summer, in July or August....
in 2011.
Plot
In 1915, during the World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in Galicia
Galicia
-Geographic regions:* Galicia , an autonomous community in northwestern Spain** Gallaecia, a province of the Roman Empire** Kingdom of Galicia, a medieval kingdom**Nueva Galicia :*** Nueva Galicia, a region of New Spain, now in Mexico...
, Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
soldiers in the Austro-Hungarian Army
Austro-Hungarian Army
The Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy from 1867 to 1918. It was composed of three parts: the joint army , the Austrian Landwehr , and the Hungarian Honvédség .In the wake of fighting between the...
were sent on Eastern Front
Eastern Front (World War I)
The Eastern Front was a theatre of war during World War I in Central and, primarily, Eastern Europe. The term is in contrast to the Western Front. Despite the geographical separation, the events in the two theatres strongly influenced each other...
to fight against Russian Army
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army was the land armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian army consisted of around 938,731 regular soldiers and 245,850 irregulars . Until the time of military reform of Dmitry Milyutin in...
and Cherkess
Adyghe people
The Adyghe or Adygs , also often known as Circassians or Cherkess, are in origin a North Caucasian ethnic groupwho were displaced in the course of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus in the 19th century, especially after the Russian–Circassian War of 1862.Adyghe people mostly speak Adyghe and most...
bandits. After the battle, a survieved Austrian-Hungarian soldier, a Croat, takes uniform and indetification plate with insignia of dead NCO
Non-commissioned officer
A non-commissioned officer , called a sub-officer in some countries, is a military officer who has not been given a commission...
. The problem occurs when Austrian-Hungarian officer finds out that his documents are false.
Identification plates transfer from other to another soldier, and at the end of the film it turns out that the original Josef was Josip Broz
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
(already dead at the beginning of the film), and that the final impostor would one day become Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Marshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
, the President of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
.
Major roles
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Neven Aljinović Tot | Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent.... Josef |
| Alen Liverić | Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank... Tiffenbach |
| Dražen Šivak | Captain Serjoza |
| Sandra Lončarić | Pelagija |
Supporting roles
| Actor |
|---|
| Božidar Frajt |
| Ivo Gregurević Ivo Gregurevic Ivo Gregurević is a Croatian actor. In more than quarter of century Gregurević usually played rural bullies and arrogant nouveau riche and became one of Croatia's best known and most dependable character actors.Gregurević graduated from the Drama Academy in Zagreb and has worked in over 90 movies... |
| Bojan Navojec |
| Igor Hamer |
| Robert Ugrina |
| Hana Hegedušić |
| Tvrtko Jurić |
| Zorana Rajić |
| Dieter Schaad |
| Filip Šovagović Filip Šovagovic Filip Šovagović is a Croatian actor, playwright and journalist.At first known simply as the son of renowned Croatian actor Fabijan Šovagović borned in Ladimirevci, Filip Šovagović has appeared in many films and TV shows in the last decade and a half, gradually building a reputation of his own.His... |
| Milan Štrljić |
| Vid Balog |
| Draško Zidar |
| Viktor Goltz |
| Božidarka Freit |
| Anne Lise Maxiant |
| Marko Perković Marko Perkovic Marko Perković is a Croatian musician and is the lead singer of the band Thompson since 1991.... |
| Zorana Rajić |
| Nino Sorić |
| Tvrtko Jurić |
| Filip Pobran |
| Miroslav Bohin Isus |
| Antonio Farkaš |
| Šime Zanze |
| Tatjana Kandrač |
| Vanja Stojković |
Theories about Tito's origin
- The real Josep Broz was killed and replaced by a Russian agent in Soviet Russia.
- Tito was actually Jošua Ambroz Tito, Austrian Jew.
Such theories were inspiration for creation of this movie.
External links
- Josef (2011) at Moj film
- Josef (2011) Tralier at Moj film