National Hero Lily Vidic

National Hero Lily Vidic

Best comedy since 45th

2015 · 110 min · ★ 5.3 · Adventure, Comedy, War, Action

This comedy of the absurd is set in the Nazi puppet Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during World War II. The hero, Ljiljan is a young peasant poet who joins the Partisan movement just before it falls apart, abandoned by its leader Tito. The last remaining hope for resisting Nazism is to assassinate Hitler. Ljiljan’s task is to write a song that will allow his Partisan band to infiltrate the inner sanctum of the SS – by entering an SS talent show. If they win the competition, they will be invited to perform before Hitler and the NDH’s high command. This is a satirical coming-of-age tale with a difference, capturing the craziness, comedy and horror of war in the Balkans.

Directed by Ivan-Goran Vitez · Written by Zoran Lazić

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Kristijan Jaić Ljiljan Vidić
Stjepan Perić Mišo
Tena Jeić Gajski Vesna
Ivan Đuričić Okac
Ljubiša Savanović Salko
Stojan Matavulj Miljan Zubović Struja
Dragan Despot Josip Broz Tito
Dražen Čuček Ante Pavelić
Dražen Kuhn Vladimir Nazor
Živko Anočić Ivan Goran Kovačić
Ivan Glowatzky Najavnik
Branko Janković Četnik 1

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