The Rat Savior
The Rat Saviour (Croatian: Izbavitelj) is a 1976 Croatian fantastic horror film directed by Krsto Papić. It was released in 1976, but won Best Film at the 1982 Fantasporto. The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
| The Rat Saviour | |
|---|---|
| Izbavitelj | |
| Directed by | Krsto Papić |
| Written by | Ivo Brešan Krsto Papić Zoran Tadić (based on the novel by Alexander Grin) |
| Starring | Ivica Vidović Mirjana Majurec Relja Bašić Ilija Ivezić Fabijan Šovagović Branko Špoljar |
| Music by | Brane Živković |
| Cinematography | Ivica Rajković |
| Edited by | Miroslava Kapić Žana Gerova |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes[1] |
| Country | SFR Yugoslavia |
| Language | Croatian |
In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be one of the best Croatian films ever made.[3]
Plot
A man uncovers a race of intelligent rats who can appear as human. He is captured and taken to the rat people's leader (the "savior" of the movie's title). He escapes, but then wonders who among his fellow humans is a rat person in disguise.
Cast
- Ivica Vidović – Ivan Gajski
- Mirjana Majurec – Sonja Bošković
- Fabijan Šovagović – Professor Martin Bošković
- Relja Bašić – Mayor
- Ilija Ivezić – Police Chief
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See also
- List of submissions to the 49th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Yugoslav submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- http://arhinet.arhiv.hr/details.aspx?ItemId=1_67647
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ""Tko pjeva, zlo ne misli" najbolji hrvatski film svih vremena!". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 28 November 1999. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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