Sretan rođendan, Marija
view in croatian- 2010
- 15'
- digibeta
- color
- Orig. Title: Sretan rođendan, Marija
An unexpectedly late start to her morning throws all of Marija’s plans for her birthday into disarray… When her daughter calls to the apartment, she brings a surprise present – a puppy looking for a new home. This in turn triggers tension, and ultimately results in a fight between Marija and her husband. A fight that is perhaps unplanned; but is not unexpected, because even happy families have an expiry date… Happy birthday Marija!
- Director
- Ivana Škrabalo
- Screenplay
- Ivana Škrabalo, Jasna Žmak
- Cinematography
- Marko Brdar
- Cast
- Jagoda Kaloper Tajder, Mustafa Nadarević, Dijana Vidušin
- Producer
- Tiha Klara Gudac
- Production
- Kult film
- Co-production
- In Fine
Ivana Škrabalo (1980) trained as an architect and as a film director, and is actively working in both fields. Her student films have appeared in competition at a number of international festivals in Croatia, and won awards at the Croatian student film festival frka. Happy Birthday Marija is her first professional short film.
Selected Filmography – Ivana Škrabalo (1980)
- Happy Birthday, Marija (2011) – short fiction
- Stolen (2007) – short fiction
- Mom (2007) – short fiction
