These Are The Rules
By Ognjen Svilicic
Country: Croatia, France, Serbia, Macedonia
Language: Croatian
Original title: Tavka Su Pravila
Casting: Emir Hadzihafizbegovic, Jasna Zalica, Hrvoje Vladisavljevic
Production year: 2014
Runtime: 01h18
Production company: Maxima Film, KinoElektron, Biberche Production, Trice Films
Ivo & Maja live a quiet life in a dull suburb of Zagreb. One night their only son Tomica is violently attacked on the street by another teenager, beaten and left severely injured. Their world of false security collapses. As they go through an unbearable ordeal, they are forced to re-examine their lives and question everything they believed in.
Venice 2014 – Orizzonti Competition – Best Actor Prize
Busan IFF 2014 – World Cinema
Haifa IFF 2014
Warsaw IFF 2014 – Best Director Award
Cinemed 2014
Thessaloniki IFF 2014
Cottbus IFF 2014 – Best Actor Prize
Stockholm IFF 2014 – Best Actor Prize, Best Actress Prize, Best Cinematography Prize
Minsk IFF 2014 – Best Actor Prize
Kolkata IFF 2014
Tallinn Black Nights FF 2014
Singapore IFF 2014
Dubai IFF 2014
Palm Springs IFF 2015
Tromso IFF 2015
Sofia IFF 2015
Vilnius IFF 2015
Istanbul IFF 2015
Minneapolis St. Paul IFF 2015
Crossing Europe FF 2015
IndieLisboa IFF 2015
Seattle IFF 2015
Sydney IFF 2015
Olhar de Cinema IFF 2015
Karlovy Vary IFF 2015
Melbourne IFF 2015
Transatlantik FF 2015
Sarajevo IFF 2015
Duhok IFF 2015
Helsinki IFF 2015
Let’s CEE IFF 2015
Eastern Neighbours FF
Denver IFF 2015
Edirne IFF 2015 – International Competition
Transilvania IFF 2016
East & West IFF 2016 – Best Actor Prize
