The Price of Life

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The Price of Life (1994)

Directed by Bogdan Žižić

“Time passes slowly when darkness rises”

War, Drama, Romance · 1h 43m

Vojvodina, 1991. A Croatian civilian POW named Ivan manages to escape a Serbian prison camp. Finding nowhere else to go, he spends the night on a seemingly wealthy plot of land. The next morning, he's discovered by its owner, a Serb named Stevan, who offers him two choices. Either Ivan stays and does Stevan's dirty work, or he surrenders him to Serbian paramilitary authorities. During his stay he meets Ana, Stevan's daughter-in-law, whose trapped in a loveless marriage with his violent son Dušan, whose currently situated on the frontlines somewhere in Croatia. Finding company in each other's sorrow, the two Croats slowly begin to fall in love.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Bogdan Žižić
Writer
Bogdan Žižić

Details

Original title
Cijena života
Release date
1994-01-01
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
War, Drama, Romance
Original language
HR
Spoken languages
Serbian, Croatian
Countries
Croatia
Production
Graphis, Jadran film