Double Feature: LEA AND DARIJA (LEA I DARIJA), 2011,WILL NOT STOP THERE (NIJE KRAJ), 2008, April 14, 2012

Saturday, April 14 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature: LEA AND DARIJA (LEA I DARIJA), 2011, 101 min. Based on the true story of Lea Deutsch and Darija Gasteiger, 13-year-old competitive dancers in Zagreb on the eve of World War II, Branko Ivanda’s moving drama follows the girls’ initial rivalry and then budding friendship. When anti-Jewish laws are implemented in the city, Lea and Darija find their relationship tested and must face the harsh realities of growing up during wartime. With beautiful cinematography inside and around the grand Croatian National Theater. In Croatian with English subtitles.
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WILL NOT STOP THERE (NIJE KRAJ), 2008, 100 min. Vinko Bresan’s deliciously cynical black comedy is told from the point of view of Djuro (Predrag “Predjo” Vusovic), a jaded porn star enlisted by Croatian war veteran-turned-private detective Martin to help find his missing love, Desa. But Desa has gotten herself mixed up in a Serbian prostitution ring, and when the two finally find her, they must contend with a money-grubbing pimp to get her back. Winner of the Audience Award at the Pula Film Festival. “Mixes sex, violence and humor into a rollicking whole.” – Variety. In Croatian with English subtitles. Introduction by producer Branko Lustig (LEA AND DARIJA).

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