'' Nausikaya '' ( '' Nausikaja '' ) is a 1995 Croatian film directed , written and produced by Vicko Ruić . It is based on " The Spider " , a horror short story by Hanns Heinz Ewers . The film was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee
69th Academy Awards
69th Academy Awards
Nausikaya