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.