alleged Serb smuggler by three Croatian soldiers returning from the front in Karlovac. The film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 2004 Berlinale and received the Peace Film Award as well as a Special Mention from the Ecumenical Jury. It also won the Philip Morris Award at Karlovy Vary in the same year. Notably, Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović was cast in the role of a Croatian war widow—a decision Brešan had to defend as the film drew protests from the Croatian Party of Rights and right-wing sections of the Croatian public. Vinko Brešan is married to his editor Sandra Botica, with whom he has two sons - Ivan (b. 1996) and Niko (b. 2000). He was appointed Director of Zagreb Film in December 2004. Filmography How the War Started on My Island (Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku, 1996) Marshal Tito's Spirit (Maršal, 2000) Witnesses (Svjedoci, 2003) Will Not End Here (Nije kraj, 2008) The Priest's Children (Svećenikova djeca, 2013) What a Country! (Koja je ovo država, 2018) References Vinko Brešan profile - Kino klub "Zagreb" Awards for Vinko Brešan Croatian Film in the 1990s External links 1964 births Film people from Zagreb Croatian people of Jewish descent Croatian film directors Vladimir Nazor Award winners Golden Arena for Best Director winners 21st-century Croatian people Croatian screenwriters Living people