Ljudozder vegetarijanac (2012)

Danko Babic is an ambitious and amoral gynaecologist at Croatias leading fertility clinic. When his colleague Bantic is appointed as head of the clinic... See full synopsis »

Director:

Branko Schmidt

Writers:

Ivo Balenovic (novel), Branko Schmidt

Stars:

Rene Bitorajac, Natasa Janjic, Leon Lucev

6 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rene Bitorajac	...	Danko Babic
Natasa Janjic	...	Sestra Lana
Leon Lucev	...	Ilija
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic	...	Jedinko
Zrinka Cvitesic	...	Doktorica Lovric
Daria Lorenci	...	Doktorica Miller
Ksenija Pajic	...	Doktorica Domljan
Mustafa Nadarevic	...	Patolog Marelja
Robert Ugrina	...	Doktor Soldo
Kresimir Mikic	...	Doktor Bantic
Rakan Rushaidat	...	Hassan Al Sadat
Ljubomir Kerekes	...	Profesor Matic
Zdenko Jelcic	...	Pukovnik
Slaven Knezovic	...	Smoljo
Ksenija Marinkovic	...	Pacijentica Svarc

Storyline

Danko Babic is an ambitious and amoral gynaecologist at Croatias leading fertility clinic. When his colleague Bantic is appointed as head of the clinic... See full synopsis »

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Croatia

Language:

Croatian

Release Date:

1 March 2012 (Croatia)

Also Known As:

Ljudožder vegetarijanac

Company Credits

Production Co:

Telefilm, Croatian Radiotelevision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The official entry of Croatia to the Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards 2013.

User Reviews

gynecologist from hell

It's all Rene Bitorajac show in a smirking performance as Danko Babic. A ruthless, ambitious and unscrupulous gynecologist who will do anything to get to the top of his profession including accepting bribery from patients and sabotaging other doctors reputation through mischievous methods. He is in bed with corrupt cops and local thugs to falsify medical conditions just for the money. Like the famous Madonna song, Danko is a material guy and he is living in a material world.

But the sh*t is about to hit the fan for the good doctor when the chicken come home to roost in shape of sloppy malpractices and investigation into his conduct by both the clinic and later the police. In particular when he starts performing dangerous abortions on sex workers owned by a dangerous criminal. But does Danka even care about the consequences or feel remorse at all? The answer is left to the viewers to decide.

Paints an unflattering view of Croatian professionals in general. Doctors are depicted as either corrupt or inconsiderate folks worrying more about lawsuits than about the patient. Nurses are portrayed as equal opportunist though it's more of a unrequited love in case of Babic's loyal assistant Lana (talented Natasa Janjic in a thankless role). Disgusting jokes and racial taunts seems to be the norm. The less said about the police the better.

It seems Branko Schmidt (writer/director) is using the character of Danko as some sort of a template…a mirror of Croatian crumbling moral values amid self-serving greed. The nobility of the titular profession is tainted by Danko's employing his abilities as a gynecologist for reprehensible purposes. Unique resolution will divide viewers.

The gory and surgical procedure segments are mostly implied. That actually makes it tougher to watch more so if you're pro-life.