Horseman (film) explained

Horseman
Director:Branko Ivanda
Producer:Telefilm
HRT
Starring:Nikša Kušelj
Zrinka Cvitešić
Goran Grgić
Mladen Vulić
Music:Mojmir Novaković
Igor Savin
Kries
Cinematography:Dragan Ruljančić
Runtime:136 minutes
Country:Croatia
Language:Croatian

Konjanik (English: Horseman) is a 2003 Croatian film directed by Branko Ivanda. It is based on Ivan Aralica's 1971 novel of the same name.[1]

The movie takes place in the early 18th century on the borders between the regions of Bosnia and Dalmatia, the crossroads of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice. It deals with issues relating to the region's native Croats as they struggle to live between two empires and two faiths: Catholicism and Islam. The film's main character Petar Revač, was played by Nikša Kušelj.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ivan Aralica - Večernji.hr . www.vecernji.hr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161122230757/http://www.vecernji.hr/biografije/ivan-aralica-487 . 2016-11-22.