Dražen
- Fiction Feature Film
- 2024
- Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia
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Synopsis
The story of Dražen Petrović shifts the focus away from his well-known sports achievements and delves deeper into the personal side of his life and his unique character. It explores his complex relationship with basketball, his greatest passion and personal religion – his one true love, yet also his curse.
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With her suggestive portrayal of a mother who is caring and also overprotective at the same time, Zrinka Cvitešić plays a layered and emotionally convincing role.
The sequences created with visual effects in the film Dražen sum up the passage of time and connect parts of the story, serving as a visually attractive break in the story at the same time.
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Nešto jače od mene - Priča o Draženu Petroviću (Croatian) (working title)
Something Larger Than Me (English)
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Comitee: Aiken Veronika Prosenc, Živa Emeršič, Darko Sinko
hrvaško: Riječ je o uspjeloj transpoziciji, u igranoj formi, života jednog od najboljih svjetskih košarkaša svih vremena, Šibenčanina Dražena Petrovića.
Kroz brze i dinamične scene, scenarij pokriva sve važnije faze Draženovog života, od djetinjstva i odrastanja u Šibeniku sa bratom i roditeljima, igranja u Šibenci, Ciboni, Real Madridu, Portland Trailblazersima, New Jersey Netsima, ratnog perioda, romantičnih veza, sve do nesretne smrti u automobilskoj nesreći 1993.g.
Važno je naglasiti da ovaj biopic nije hagiografija glavnog junaka, sakrosanktna ispolirana priča o nekom velikanu, naprotiv, Dražena se pokazuje kao živi lik sa svim svojim vrlinama i manama, kao osobu od krvi i mesa.
Naglasak nije na sportskim uspjesima već na osobnosti Dražena, njegovoj nezajažljivoj želji da bude najbolji što je imalo posljedice kako na njegov obiteljski, tako i na emotivni život.
Projekt je produkcijski zahtjevan, autorsko-producentski tim je svjestan te činjenice i visoko motiviran.
Pred nama je projekt koji bi, nadamo se, mogao izrasti u film kojeg će publika voljeti, a kinematografiji donijeti biografski film kakvog nam nedostaje.
Film ima ogroman potencijal u kino i VOD distribuciji, koji prelazi granice regije.
Zaključno, Dražen Petrović je svjetska sportska ikona o kojoj do sada nije snimljen niti jedan dugometražni dokumentarni ili igrani film, smatramo da bi ovaj film mogao ispraviti tu “nepravdu”.
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