The Priest's Children

The Priest's Children

92 minutes
2013
Croatia / Serbia Comedy / Drama

Convinced that he is behaving in a righteous manner, because „even the Pope is against the use of condoms“ , don Fabijan, a Catholic priest in a small town on a Dalmatian island, starts puncturing condoms which the god-fearing newsstand salesman Peter then sells on his kiosk. Don Fabijan and Peter are soon joined by Marin, a local pharmacist, who starts secretly planting vitamin pills instead of contraceptives in his pharmacy. Thus, controlling the sexual lives of men and women , they practically abolish contraception on the island. As the unwanted pregnancies start occuring, don Fabijan does all he can to marry such couples in a proper Christian way, even against their will. But soon, the trios action starts influencing the lives of local people who stop being the masters of their own faith. Karlovy Vary IFF 2013 - nomination for the Crystal Globe EFA Awards 2013 - nomination for Best Comedy Pula Film Festival 2013 - Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor (Nikša Butijer) Thessaloniki Film Festival 2013 - Price Look at the Balkans

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2013
Croatia / Serbia Comedy / Drama

Convinced that he is behaving in a righteous manner, because „even the Pope is against the use of condoms“ , don Fabijan, a Catholic priest in a small town on a Dalmatian island, starts puncturing condoms which the god-fearing newsstand salesman Peter then sells on his kiosk. Don Fabijan and Peter are soon joined by Marin, a local pharmacist, who starts secretly planting vitamin pills instead of contraceptives in his pharmacy. Thus, controlling the sexual lives of men and women , they practically abolish contraception on the island. As the unwanted pregnancies start occuring, don Fabijan does all he can to marry such couples in a proper Christian way, even against their will. But soon, the trios action starts influencing the lives of local people who stop being the masters of their own faith.

Karlovy Vary IFF 2013 - nomination for the Crystal Globe
EFA Awards 2013 - nomination for Best Comedy
Pula Film Festival 2013 - Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor (Nikša Butijer)
Thessaloniki Film Festival 2013 - Price Look at the Balkans

Creators

Vinko Brešan, Mate Matisic

Cast

Krešimir Mikić, Lazar Ristovski, Nikša Butijer, Marija Skaricic, Drazen Kuhn, Petar Atanasoski, Ana Begić, Goran Bogdan, Tihana Lazović, Ivan Maloča, Stjepan Peric, Marinko Prga, Ana Maras, Zdenko Botic, Ljubo Zecevic, Ivan Brkic, Inge Appelt

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Awards

Won Nominated
Award
2014
Febiofest
Award
2013
MFF Pula
Cena pro Nejlepšího herce ve vedlejší roli
Award
2013
MFF Karlovy Vary
Křišťálový Glóbus