Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day

Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Ivona Juka
Written by	Ivona Juka
Produced by	Anita Juka
Starring	Emir Hadžihafizbegović Elmir Krivalić Dado Ćosić Slaven Došlo Đorđe Galić
Cinematography	Dragan Ruljancic
Edited by	Nenad Pirnat Nina Velnic
Music by	Michael Brook
Production companies	4film Quiet Revolution Pictures ORKA Production Studio Caretta Films Depo Production Tastemaker Studios
Release date	September 9, 2024 (2024-09-09) (Croatia)
Running time	131 minutes
Countries	Croatia Poland Canada Cyprus Bosnia and Herzegovina
Language	Croatian

Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day (Croatian: Lijepa večer, lijep dan) is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Ivona Juka.[1] Starring Emir Hadžihafizbegović, Elmir Krivalić, Dado Ćosić, Slaven Došlo and Đorđe Galić.[2] It was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[3]

Synopsis

Four friends, Lovro, Nenad, Stevan and Ivan rebelled against the Nazi regime and joined the NOB. Sixteen years later, they are renowned artists who feel entitled to criticize the society they fought for. Although they are veterans worthy of the NOB, the party doesn't like the films they create; and when their sexuality becomes suspicious, the party hires Agent Emir to sabotage their work.[4]

Cast

• Emir Hadžihafizbegović
• Elmir Krivalić
• Dado Ćosić
• Slaven Došlo
• Đorđe Galić
• Goran Grgić
• Asja Jovanovic
• Milica Mihajlovic
• Vedran Mlikota
• Enes Vejzovic
• Marko Braić
• Anja Šovagović
• Matija Prskalo

Release

It had a limited release at Kino Forum on September 9, 2024.[5]

See also

• List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Croatian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

References

1. "Hrvatski film ima nominaciju za nagradu Oscar: U Hollywood ide film Ivone Juke 'Lijepa večer, lijep dan'". StoryBook (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-09-12.
2. "Lijepa večer, lijep dan Ivone Juka, film u koprodukciji DEPO-a iz Sarajeva, hrvatski kandidat za 39. nagradu Goya". BL!N Magazin. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
3. "Croatian film Lijepa večer, lijep dan enters Oscars race". Croatia Week. 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
4. "Ivona Juka: Lijepa večer, lijep dan - pretpremijera filma". ulaznice.hr. 2024-09-12. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
5. "IVONA JUKA: "Lijepa večer, lijep dan" – pretpremijerna projekcija". Studentski Centar u Zagrebu. Retrieved 2024-09-12.

External links

• Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day at IMDb