Father (2020 film)

Father (Serbian: Oтац, romanized: Otac) is a 2020 Serbian film directed by Srdan Golubović.^[1][2] It premiered as part of the Panorama programme at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival,^[3] where it won the Audience Award and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.^[4][5]

Father
Film poster
Serbian	Oтац
Directed by	Srdan Golubović
Written by	Srdan Golubović Ognjen Svilicić
Produced by	Jelena Mitrović Čedomir Kolar Alexander Ris Marc Baschet Danis Tanović Boris T. Matić Lana Matić Danijel Hočevar Amra Bakšić Čamo Adis Djapo
Starring	Goran Bogdan Boris Isaković Nada Šargin Milica Janevski
Cinematography	Aleksandar Ilić
Edited by	Petar Marković
Production companies	Film House Baš Čelik Propeler Film SCCA/Pro. Ba Vertigo Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion ASAP Films
Release date	2020 (2020)
Country	Serbia

The film is based on the true story of a man from the Serbian town of Priboj, who, after his children had been taken away from him by local social services, travelled to Belgrade on foot in order to have his children returned to him.^{[6][7][8][9][5]}

Cast

• Goran Bogdan as Nikola
• Boris Isaković as Vasiljević
• Nada Šargin as Biljana
• Milica Janevski as the Social Worker.^[2]

Critical reception

Jessica Kiang of Variety had called the film "powerful, but grueling" and a "tough, but compelling downer".^[10][11]

Accolades

Date	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Notes
2022	35th Golden Rooster Awards	Best Foreign Language Film	Father	Won	[12]

See also

• List of Serbian films
• Cinema of Serbia
• FEST