CROATIAN FILM
THE THING TO BE DONE
DIRECTOR: Srđan Kovačević
COUNTRY: HR, SI, RS
YEAR/DURATION: 2025. • 88′
documentary
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Srđan Kovačević
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Srđan Kovačević
- EDITOR: Klara Šovagović, Damir Čučić
- SOUND: Julij Zornik, Klemen Berus, Matic Berus, Samo Jurca (studio 001)
- SCORE: Zbor Praksa, Darko Rundek
- PRODUCER: Sabina Krešić
- PRODUCTION COMPANY: FADE IN
- CO-PRODUCERS: Viva Videnović, Marta Popivoda, Jelena Angelovski
- CO-PRODUCED BY: URGH! (HR), Teorija na Delu (RS), Blok (SI)
- DISTRIBUTION: FADE IN
- WORLD SALES: Raina Films
Festivals and awards
DOK Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film 2025 – Prize of the Interreligious Jury
Synopsis
In the heart of a contemporary Europe increasingly reliant on cheap migrant labour, three remarkable individuals – Goran Lukić, Laura Orel and Goran Zrnić – join forces to speak out on behalf of those whose voices are rarely heard. Through their small but persistent Workers’ Advocacy Office, they encounter deceived and exploited workers from across the world on a daily basis – people searching for help, justice and dignity in their struggle for basic rights.
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About the director
Srđan Kovačević (Zagreb, 1982) is a Croatian film director and cinematographer. He graduated in cinematography from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb in 2009, and has been working since 2000 as a cameraman and director of photography on numerous regional film and television projects. As a cinematographer, he collaborated on the documentary films Kinofil (2010), Goli (2014), Days of Madness (2018) and The Other Village (2020). His directorial feature debut Factory to the Workers (2021) received numerous awards, including the Oktavijan Award for Best Documentary Film, the FIPRESCI Award at the Motovun Film Festival, and Best Film awards at the Trieste Film Festival and Liburnia Film Festival. The Thing to Be Done (2025) is his second feature film, continuing his exploration of labour, social injustice and solidarity.
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