A Wonderful Night in Split (2004) Ta divna Splitska noc (original title)

Director:

Arsen A. Ostojic

Writer:

Arsen A. Ostojic

Release Date:

21 January 2009 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Plot:

During last two days of the year, the three stories are happening in the dark and deserted streets of coastal town of Split, separated from the wild New Year's Eve parties. |

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Place Name In Title | Croatia

Awards:

5 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Dino Dvornik	...	Singer
Mladen Vulic	...	Nike
Coolio	...	Franky
Michael Klesic	...	Steve
Marija Skaricic	...	Maja
Nives Ivankovic	...	Marija
Marinko Prga	...	Blacky
Vicko Bilandzic	...	Luka
Ante Simun Majstorovic	...	Boy
Ivana Roscic	...	Andela
Pero Vrca	...	Sinor Bartut
Dara Vukic	...	Starica
Nikola Ivosevic	...	Inspector
Franko Strmotic	...	Redikul
Mile Vukasovic	...	Kauboj
Tomislav Petric	...	Sailor 2
Paul Klesic	...	Sailor 3
Nenad Bego	...	Antisa
Silvana Stanic	...	Sankerica
Vladimir Davidovic	...	Neighbor Ive
Leo Juric	...	Band Member
Darko Aljinovic	...	Band Member
Vojan Koceic	...	Band Member
Petar Petej	...	Band Member
Ljubo Jurkovic	...	Police Officer 1
Damir Rakic	...	Police Officer 2
Pavao Zoric	...	Muco
Mladen Badovinac	...	Collaborator
Antica Miljokovic	...	Cleaner
Ivan Zovko	...	Concert Member
Mario Ivancevic	...	Concert Member
Danielle Nicolet	...	Jeanie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mladen Baucic	...	Band Member

Directed by
Arsen A. Ostojic		(as Arsen Anton Ostojic)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Arsen A. Ostojic

Produced by
Arsen A. Ostojic	....	associate producer
Jozo Patljak	....	producer

Original Music by
Mate Matisic

Cinematography by
Mirko Pivcevic

Film Editing by
Dubravko Slunjski

Casting by
Patricia Rose

Production Design by
Velimir Domitrovic

Costume Design by
Branka Tkalcec

Makeup Department
Irena Hadrovic	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Igor Koceic	....	unit manager

Sound Department
Tomislav Babic	....	sound mixer
Zlatan Cehic	....	sound engineer
Zlatan Cehic	....	sound recordist
Hrvoje Grill	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Drago Poldrugac	....	special effects

Stunts
Sandra Bakulic	....	stunts
Aldo Toncic	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Edib Ahmetasevic	....	assistant camera
Marijan Bakovic	....	gaffer
Branimir Hains	....	gaffer
Marko Koc	....	gaffer
Pero Kosovac	....	gaffer
Igor Stikovic	....	key grip
Kresimir Takac	....	gaffer

Thanks
Frank Klesic	....	special thanks

Distributors

• Global Film Initiative (2006) (Canada) (all media)
• Global Film Initiative (2006) (USA) (all media)

Also Known As:

"Ta divna Splitska noc" - Croatia (original title)

Runtime:

Croatia:100 min

Country:

Croatia

Language:

Croatian | Serbian | English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

Brazil:16 | Australia:MA (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Split, Croatia

Trivia:

Best film by the survey of Croatian film critics. Croatian-based monthly film magazine "Hollywood" in its January edition published a survey of 26 most eminent Croatian film critics who have chosen "A Wonderful Night in Split" as the best Croatian film in the past 5 years (2000-2004).

No tourism promoter - rather a generally good movie

Well-photographed and well-acted movie with a good film score from a town I haven't yet been to. Not a good occasion to delve yourself into the beauty of the city - the dizzying atmosphere of Split on New Year's Eve it does make you feel, for as much as I can judge this, but given that it's nighttime, don't watch this movie just to make up for a missed chance to visit the town (visit the town instead, if possible). I wasn't disappointed at all by this lack of tourism promotion, though. The story really is the type that holds your interest very well, as pointed out before me, and it uses cleverly messed-up chronology to interweave lives in a city where foreigners might knock on your door with indecent requests and where drugs apparently are a problem - some minor or major side-branch of the big international drugs route to Western Europe leading through it, I suppose.

As to my vote: 7 out of 10 - well, it could have been 10 but for the ending. (Skip the rest of my comment if you're not interested in my otherwise non-spoiling remarks on it.) To paraphrase Hamlet, "Though this be a spoiled ending, yet there is method in't" - I can see the point made by the authors, and I wouldn't even say the ending's not fitting. If you have only seen this one instance of such an ending, it will work very well, I suppose. I have had the experience of liking a movie with this sort of ending, only to then run into comments here on IMDb telling me it's been seen before. But do watch the movie even in case you have an idea of what I'm talking about, I do recommend it.