FATHER

OTAC
Feature fiction film
119’
drama
A small town in Serbia. Nikola, day laborer and father of two, is ordered to give up his children to social services after poverty and hunger drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Until he can provide adequate conditions for their upbringing, the children will be placed in foster care. Despite Nikola's best efforts and several appeals, the head of the social services centre refuses to return his children and his situation seems hopeless. But when Nikola discovers the local administration may be corrupt, he decides to travel across Serbia on foot and take his case directly to the national ministry in Belgrade. Against all odds and driven by love and despair, this father refuses to give up on justice and his right to raise his children.
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Basic information
Title in Serbian
OTAC
Title in English
FATHER
Genre
drama
Premiere
20/02/2020 Berlin, Berlinale
Supported by
Filmski centar Srbije
Production
Production company
Co-producers
Production company
Production company
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Festivals and Awards
Berlinale / Panorama / Berlin, Nemačka / 2020
FEST - Beogrradski internacionalni filmski festival / Film otvaranja / Beograd, Srbija / 2020
Technical specs
Duration
119
Digital format
DCP, HD