Otac

Mar 5 2020 TV-MA 2h 0m
Drama

Nikola’s children are taken away from him after social services decide that he is too poor to provide them with a decent living environment. He sets off on foot to lodge a complaint in Belgrade.

Plot

A small town in Serbia. Nikola, day laborer and father of two, is ordered to give up his children to social services after poverty and hunger drive his wife to commit a desperate act. Until he can provide adequate conditions for their upbringing, the children will be placed in foster care. Despite Nikola's best efforts and several appeals, the head of the social services center refuses to return his children and his situation seems hopeless. But when Nikola discovers the local administration may be corrupt, he decides to travel across Serbia on foot and take his case directly to the national ministry in Belgrade. Against all odds and driven by love and despair, this father refuses to give up on justice and his right to raise his children.

Written by

Srdan Golubovic, Srdjan Koljevic, Ognjen Svilicic

Directed by

Srdan Golubovic

Production Countries

Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany

Production Companies

ZDF/Arte, Vertigo, SCCA / pro.ba, Propeler Film, Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion, A.S.A.P, ARTE France Cinéma, Filmski centar Srbije, Film House Bas Celik

Languages

Srpski

Awards

17 wins & 14 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,286
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
80
Popularity
NA