Archive Cinema City 2009.

TRI

Three

Genre: Drama / War
Country: Yugoslavia
Year: 1965.
Duration: 80 min

Director: Aleksandar Petrovic
Scenario: Antonije Isakovic, Aleksandar Petrovic

Cast: Velimir "Bata" Zivojinovic, Ali Raner, Senka Velentalnic – Petrovic, Voja Miric

Programme selection: Retrospective of a Domestic Author - Aleksandar Sasa Petrovic

Synopsis:
Three encounters of revolutionary Milos (Velimir "Bata" Zivojinovic) with death during the war. In the episode one, Milos is watching the death of someone else. In the second episode, he is being prosecuted by Germans. In the third episode, he lived throughout the war in the situation to decide human lives. The dilemma which haunted him during the war stays: wether to punish or forgive.

Festivals / Awards:
- IV New York Film Festival, September 1966
- Nomination for Oscar (Best Foreign Language Film), April 1967.
- XII Festival of Yugoslavian Film in Pula, 1965: Golden Arena (Best Film), Golden Arena (Best Direction)
- IV International Film Festival of Open Film, Porretta Terme 1966.
- XV Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, July 1966: Best Film
- IX International Film Festival in Acapulco (Mexico), November 1966.
- Festival of Documentary Film in Avellino (Italy), 1966: Laceno d'Or
- XV International Film Festival in Carlsbad (USA), 1966.
- Film Festival in Sorrento, 1975.
- Festival "Film and Human Rights", Chicago 1980.
- IX Istanbul International Film Festival, 1990. (Selection of Yugoslavian Films)
- Festival of Documentary Films in Reno, November 1992. (Special Program)


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