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Once Were Humans (2021)
Directed by Goran Vojnović
Drama · 1h 29m
Leo is an Italian who lives in Slovenia. Vučko is a Bosnian who arrived to Slovenia as a child refugee. Leo continues to stay in Slovenia because of his ex-wife Tanja and his son Luka, hoping that they can become a family again. When the bank refuses to grant a loan Leo and Vučko would need to renovate their restaurant, they have no choice but to accept an offer from Gianni, a swindler. They are tasked with stealing Gianni’s truck so that he can collect the insurance money. However, instead of stealing Gianni’s truck, Leo and Vučko mistakenly steal a truck full of refugees. Vučko the refugee and Leo the migrant themselves thus inadvertently become responsible for destinies of people similarly unfortunate as they had once been. In order to solve their financial problems, they decide to sell the refugees. At first it seems that they are not indifferent towards these people, but with each passing day there is less and less humanity left in Leo and Vučko.
Cast
Francesco Borchi
Moamer Kasumović
Maruša Majer
Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Boris Cavazza
Jasna Žalica
Vlado Novak
Gregor Baković
Gianluca Gobbi
Antonino Bruschetta
Aljaž Jovanovič
Crew
- Director
- Goran Vojnović
- Writer
- Goran Vojnović, Tommaso Santi
- Director of Photography
- Miloš Srdić
- Editor
- Ivor Ivezić
- Producer
- Boštjan Ikovič
Details
- Original title
- Nekoč so bili ljudje
- Release date
- 2021-08-03
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- SL
- Spoken languages
- Croatian, Italian, Slovenian
- Countries
- Slovenia
- Production
- MB Grip, NuFrame, Studio 100, Apapaja, Viba film, Slovenski filmski center (SFC)
- Budget
- $755