A WONDERFUL NIGHT IN SPLIT

Artfully photographed in black-and-white, this low budget film narrates the last two hours in the lives of three couples before the new-years-eve fireworks in Split. The small dealer Nike has just abandoned the single mother and widow Maria to vanish to Germany with a shipment of drugs – a plan that fatally backfires. Maja, who urgently needs money for her next fix, is supposed to prostitute herself for the depressive US-Marine Franky (played by Coolio). And the teenagers Luka and Angela want to lose their virginity under the influence of LSD before midnight. A smart screenplay ties all three stories to an expertly made film noir. Received the Special Award for Mirko Pivcević’s camerawork in Cottbus.