Jadranka Đokić

Acting

Jadranka Đokić

Born January 14, 1980 · Pula, Croatia, Yugoslavia (age 46)

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Known For

StriguniStriguni
Striguni
MovieDramaThriller
Origolab, an internationally renowned genetical engineering company, establishes a new headquarters within the walls of a small medieval town in Istria and Boris, an ambitous up and coming biologist, gets a position in it. However, he discovers a terrifying secret: whilst Origolab might be on the verge of a scientific breakthrough with discovering eternal life, they have been kidnapping local children to achieve this, putting him before a moral dilemma. Should he try to save the most recent kidnapping victim? Or will he bend under the promise of the scientific discovery of a century?
The Priest's ChildrenThe Priest's Children · 2013
The Priest's Children
6.52013
MovieComedyDrama
Don Fabijan is a young priest who comes to serve on an unnamed small island in the Adriatic. In order to help increase birth rate on the island, he decides to pierce condoms before they are sold. He therefore teams up with the newsagent Petar and the pharmacist Marin. After they abolish all forms of birth control on the entire island, the consequences become more and more complicated.
Focus, GrandmaFocus, Grandma · 2020
Focus, Grandma
6.82020
MovieComedyDrama
April 1992. Members of a large family strewn around the former Yugoslavia gather around the death bed of their elderly matriarch. She is not well, but the forecast of a family doctor that her death is a matter of minutes away proves incorrect, so the waiting stretches out for days. Relatives start bickering, playing tricks and arguing over the inheritance to be left by the old woman, especially over her large family house in Sarajevo. Despite her deteriorating health, Grandma happily joins the fray. It appears as if that might be what is keeping her alive. Family feuds and intrigues directed against one of the sisters are more important to the family than the clear, terrifying signs of an approaching cataclysm. When the scheming is finally revealed, it is too late. A war has begun in Sarajevo.
Fine Dead GirlsFine Dead Girls · 2002
Fine Dead Girls
5.52002
MovieThrillerDrama
Iva and Marija, a young lesbian couple, rent an apartment in Zagreb, in a building that seems to provide a quiet and safe environment for their love, but over time the atmosphere in the building becomes more and more threatening. The elder landlady Olga dominates the building. Other tenants include her calm husband, her grown-up son Daniel who has a crush on Iva, the prostitute Lidija, an abused housewife, a widower keeping the corpse of his newly deceased wife, a gynecologist performing abortions in one flat of the house, and an ex-soldier who regularly plays martial music at night. After Olga finds out that Iva and Marija are lesbians, the situation escalates .
My Son Only Walks a Little SlowerMy Son Only Walks a Little Slower · 2013
My Son Only Walks a Little Slower
2013
MovieTV MovieDrama
At the center of this family comedy are a mother and son, but also a whole range of intricate family relationships that intertwine during the celebration of Branko's twenty-fifth birthday. An overly caring mother who focuses on her son, a demented grandmother, a crazy aunt and her confused husband... are just some of the protagonists of this play.
MetastasesMetastases · 2009
Metastases
7.22009
MovieCrimeDrama
Eliciting images of cancer, this drama explores the illnesses that plague modern Croatia. Four young junkies in Zagreb maturing in the wake of war reflect the petty hatreds, violence, prejudices and mood hanging over the country like a disease that spreads with no cure in sight.
Behind the GlassBehind the Glass · 2008
Behind the Glass
5.72008
MovieDramaRomance
Through a period of five days, the story follows intertwined characters who live in false serenity and rather chaotic general order.
Even Pigs Go to HeavenEven Pigs Go to Heaven · 2022
Even Pigs Go to Heaven
6.32022
MovieComedyDrama
A road trip comedy about a pig that is about to lose her virginity amid a brewing war.

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Focus, GrandmaFocus, Grandma · 2020
Focus, Grandma
6.82020
MovieComedyDrama
April 1992. Members of a large family strewn around the former Yugoslavia gather around the death bed of their elderly matriarch. She is not well, but the forecast of a family doctor that her death is a matter of minutes away proves incorrect, so the waiting stretches out for days. Relatives start bickering, playing tricks and arguing over the inheritance to be left by the old woman, especially over her large family house in Sarajevo. Despite her deteriorating health, Grandma happily joins the fray. It appears as if that might be what is keeping her alive. Family feuds and intrigues directed against one of the sisters are more important to the family than the clear, terrifying signs of an approaching cataclysm. When the scheming is finally revealed, it is too late. A war has begun in Sarajevo.

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Sorry for Kung FuSorry for Kung Fu · 2004
Sorry for Kung Fu
6.22004
MovieDrama
Mirjana is returning to Croatia from Germany where she spent some time as a refugee. She is pregnant. Now, when the war in Croatia is over and her visa expired, Mirjana is coming back to her family in a remote and devastated village. Her family is trying to move on with their lives after the war. They rebuild their house and they are trying to find a new husband for their pregnant daughter. Being patriarchal and devoted to their tradition they believe a woman needs to have a husband and a child has to have a father. Of course, the child and the father have to be of the same nationality. Problems start when Mirjana gives a birth to a boy with Asian features. The family and the neighbors are shocked. Mirjana¡¦s rigid father refuses to accept a grandchild of a different nationality, not to mention the one of a different race! Mirjana and her son are forced to leave. She returns only when her father falls seriously ill and requests to see his grandson before he dies.

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