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PRASLOVAN Slovenia-Croatia, 2024, 112 min, color, documentary

Praslovan is an emotional and inspiring biographical drama that follows the life and career of one of the most important singer-songwriters of the former Yugoslavia, Zoran Predin. The film reveals his journey from his youth in Maribor, where he started playing music, to the height of his fame with the band Lačni Franz and his solo career, which made him an icon of the music scene. Through a retrospective of his greatest hits, the film shows how his songs reflected social changes and personal upheavals. The film ends with an intimate look at Zoran's life, including his ups and downs and his impact on his family and friends.

Slobodan Maksimović

Slobodan Maksimović

Slobodan Maksimović graduated in film direction from the Academy in Ljubljana. He directed more than 35 films and series of various formats and genres, and for many of them he also wrote the screenplay. His films were screened at many international film festivals and won 47 awards. Among his most prominent works are the feature films Thanks for Sunderland (2012), Nika (2016) and Kapa (2022), the documentaries Technology of the People (2014) and Praslovan (2024). The miniseries Cases of Inspector Vrenka (2021-2024) is the most watched crime series on national television in Slovenia.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

2012 Thanks for Sunderland

2014 Technology of the People / doc.

2017 Nika

2017 The Invisible Hand of Adam Smith / short 

2022 Beanie

2024 Praslovan / doc.

 

 

DIRECTOR
Slobodan Maksimović
SCRIPT
Slobodan Maksimović
CAMERA
Rožle Bregar
CAST
Zoran Predin, Oto Rimele, Karpo Godina
PRODUCERS
Jure Vizjak, Maja Zupanc, Slobodan Maksimović
PRODUCTION
Invida

PRASLOVAN Slovenia-Croatia, 2024, 112 min, color, documentary

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