The South East European Film Festival in Berlin wrapped up Sunday with an awards ceremony held at the city's cult Babylon cinema theatre. The best Film award, given by an international jury, went to The Constitution directed by Rajko Grlić.
Cinema distribution was celebrated with a gala premiere of The Constitution in Padua on April 4th, after which screenings were held in cities across Italy – Milan, Rome, Turin, Florence, Verona, and others.
The awarded Croatian/Czech/Macedonian/British coproduction The Constitution / Ustav Republike Hrvatske by Rajko Grlić was released in Italian cinemas on 4 April 2018. The film will be released in the U.S. in May 2018. The film's festival success is confirmed by 32 awards, according to a press release issued by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre.
Rajko Grlić's latest film "The Constitution" is excellent, profound and moving. Set in a building where the political tensions of former Yugoslavia are played out with a mixture of hatred, good grace, solidarity and bigotry. An intelligent movie that must be seen.
Rajko Grlic’s The Constitution has won the top awards at this year’s Raindance Film Festival, winning best film, best screenplay (Rajko Grlic & Ante Tomic) and best performance (Nebojša Glogovac).
Rajko Grlić's film 'The Constitution' triumphed at the London Raindance Film Festival which took place from September 20 to October 1, 2017.
The 25th anniversary Raindance Film Festival in London handed out awards on Friday as The Constitution snapped up honours for best film, screenplay and performance.
A deftly handled piece of cinema discussing gender, xenophobia, and love, The Constitution is well worth your attention. Coming from Raindance stalwarts Rajko Grlić & Ante Tomić, this Croatian film blends a delicate script and talented actors to create a rather wonderful feature.
Funny, endearing, and incredibly pertinent, director Rajko Grlić and screenwriter Ante Tomić have created a modern masterpiece in slice-of-life film. A homophobic Serbian man and his charming, homely wife live in the same apartment building as a homosexual Croatian academic and his invalid Nazi-sympathising father.