The Tranquilizer Gun
view in croatian- 1997
- 116'
Police officer Janko fell in love with pick pocket Nana and left the police chief's daughter for her. But soon he sets his eyes on the attractive and seductive Marta, the widow of war profiteer Dragutin Karlo Štajner, who left behind a bankrupt company and a luxurious limousine. The relationship with Marta entangles Janko in a complex criminal network...
- Director
- Hrvoje Hribar
- Screenplay
- Hrvoje Hribar, Ivan Vidić
- Cinematography
- Slobodan Trninić
- Cast
- Rene Medvešek, Alma Prica, Jelena Miholjević, Nina Violić, Mustafa Nadarević
Hrvoje Hribar (1962.) is born in Zagreb, and graduated in film directing from ADU (Academy of Dramatic Arts) in Zagreb. He has worked as a first assistant director, screenwriter, radio playwright, cook and essayist. Through his production company FIZ, he produced and directed the comedy What is a Man without a Moustache?, the highest grossing film at Croatian box office in 2006, which was shown in more than 30 international film festivals. Prior to that, he also wrote, directed and produced two documentaries (The World is Great and Once there was a Man), as well as his first feature The Tranquilizer Gun. As a director and a scriptwriter, Hrvoje is also the author of Croatian Cathedrals (television film produced by HRT, Croatian public broadcaster) and the short film Between Zaghlul & Zaharias (produced by Tuna-film). In 2001, he directed the TV series New Age for Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT). He was awarded the Oktavijan (Best Croatian film of the year) several times (for the feature Tranquiliser Gun, the documentary Once there was the man and the short Between Z&Z).
