Aleksandar Šeksan

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Summer in the Golden Valley (2003)

At the traditional Muslim funeral service for his father Fikret Varupa, sixteen year old boy from Sarajevo, learns that his father owes money to Hamid, a man he does not even know. The debt is considerable and Hamid does not want it to go to the grave with the body ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srđan Vuletić
CAST:  Zana Marjanović  •  Emir Hadžihafizbegović  •  Haris Sijarić  •  Kemal Čebo

At the traditional Muslim funeral service for his father Fikret Varupa, sixteen year old boy from Sarajevo, learns that his father owes money to Hamid, a man he does not even know. The debt is considerable and Hamid does not want it to go to the grave with the body ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srđan Vuletić
CAST:  Zana Marjanović  •  Emir Hadžihafizbegović  •  Haris Sijarić  •  Kemal Čebo

Nafaka (2006)

Sarajevo, 1992. They are called Ahmed, Lana, Sado, Saba, Sahbey, Beba, Nemanja, Marx, Matan. They live in and between wartimes. They have "nafaka", the destiny which was bestowed on them by God Almighty. They have enough gallows humor and courage to believe in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jasmin Duraković
CAST:  Nancy Abdel Sakhi  •  Haris Burina  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Lucija Šerbedžija

Sarajevo, 1992. They are called Ahmed, Lana, Sado, Saba, Sahbey, Beba, Nemanja, Marx, Matan. They live in and between wartimes. They have "nafaka", the destiny which was bestowed on them by God Almighty. They have enough gallows humor and courage to believe in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jasmin Duraković
CAST:  Nancy Abdel Sakhi  •  Haris Burina  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Lucija Šerbedžija

Fuse (2003)

Two years after the Bosnian civil war, a town that is slowly rebuilding itself must whip together a democracy when it's announced the U.S. President Bill Clinton might be paying a visit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pjer Žalica
CAST:  Enis Bešlagić  •  Bogdan Diklić  •  Saša Petrović  •  Izudin Bajrović

Two years after the Bosnian civil war, a town that is slowly rebuilding itself must whip together a democracy when it's announced the U.S. President Bill Clinton might be paying a visit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pjer Žalica
CAST:  Enis Bešlagić  •  Bogdan Diklić  •  Saša Petrović  •  Izudin Bajrović

The Perfect Circle (1997)

An alcoholic Bosnian poet sends his wife and daughter away from Sarajevo so they can avoid the troubles there. However, he is soon descended upon by a pair of orphaned brothers. The brothers have escaped a massacre in their own village and have come to the Bosnian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ademir Kenović
CAST:  Mustafa Nadarević  •  Almedin Leleta  •  Almir Podgorica  •  Josip Pejaković

An alcoholic Bosnian poet sends his wife and daughter away from Sarajevo so they can avoid the troubles there. However, he is soon descended upon by a pair of orphaned brothers. The brothers have escaped a massacre in their own village and have come to the Bosnian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ademir Kenović
CAST:  Mustafa Nadarević  •  Almedin Leleta  •  Almir Podgorica  •  Josip Pejaković

It's Hard to Be Nice (2007)

Story about a forty-something Sarajevo taxi driver named Fudo (Saša Petrović) who decides to take control of his own destiny. Fudo doesn't earn much, so he supplements his income by offering tips to the local criminal syndicate and turning a blind eye to their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srđan Vuletić
CAST:  Saša Petrović  •  Daria Lorenci Flatz  •  Emir Hadžihafizbegović  •  Damir Savić

Story about a forty-something Sarajevo taxi driver named Fudo (Saša Petrović) who decides to take control of his own destiny. Fudo doesn't earn much, so he supplements his income by offering tips to the local criminal syndicate and turning a blind eye to their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srđan Vuletić
CAST:  Saša Petrović  •  Daria Lorenci Flatz  •  Emir Hadžihafizbegović  •  Damir Savić

Remake (2003)

This film follows father Ahmed and son Tarik Karaga during WWII and the Siege of Sarajevo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dino Mustafić
CAST:  Ermin Bravo  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Ermin Sijamija  •  Dejan Aćimović

This film follows father Ahmed and son Tarik Karaga during WWII and the Siege of Sarajevo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dino Mustafić
CAST:  Ermin Bravo  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Ermin Sijamija  •  Dejan Aćimović

Death in Sarajevo (2016)

Sarajevo on 28 of June, 2014. At the Hotel Europa, the best hotel in town, the manager Omer prepares to welcome a delegation of diplomatic VIPs. On the centenary of the assassination that is considered to have led to World War I, an appeal for peace and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danis Tanović
CAST:  Izudin Bajrović  •  Snežana Vidović  •  Jacques Weber  •  Vedrana Božinović

Sarajevo on 28 of June, 2014. At the Hotel Europa, the best hotel in town, the manager Omer prepares to welcome a delegation of diplomatic VIPs. On the centenary of the assassination that is considered to have led to World War I, an appeal for peace and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danis Tanović
CAST:  Izudin Bajrović  •  Snežana Vidović  •  Jacques Weber  •  Vedrana Božinović

Our Everyday Life (2022)

Family Susic lives everyday Bosnian story. Father Muhamed (63) is employed in a reputable company; mother Marija (60) is retired. Son Sasa (35), who spent the war in Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, lives with his parents, while their daughter Senada (40) lives in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ines Tanović
CAST:  Jasna Beri  •  Enis Bešlagić  •  Goran Bogdan  •  Uliks Fehmiu

Family Susic lives everyday Bosnian story. Father Muhamed (63) is employed in a reputable company; mother Marija (60) is retired. Son Sasa (35), who spent the war in Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, lives with his parents, while their daughter Senada (40) lives in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ines Tanović
CAST:  Jasna Beri  •  Enis Bešlagić  •  Goran Bogdan  •  Uliks Fehmiu

Picnic (2015)

Sarajevo, rush hour. Emir (15), accompanied by a social worker, is on his way to meet his father Safet for a weekend picnic at Igman, a semi-open penitentiary. Due to the heavy traffic they are late...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jure Pavlović
CAST:  Senad Alihodžić  •  Emir Mušić  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Ibrahim Bukva

Sarajevo, rush hour. Emir (15), accompanied by a social worker, is on his way to meet his father Safet for a weekend picnic at Igman, a semi-open penitentiary. Due to the heavy traffic they are late...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jure Pavlović
CAST:  Senad Alihodžić  •  Emir Mušić  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Ibrahim Bukva

Jasmina (2010)

Asthmatic grandmother named Safa and her six-month baby granddaughter Jasmina, are transferred in a humanitarian convoy from the besieged Sarajevo to a peaceful small city at the Adriatic coast. By a combination of circumstances, their first neighbour is an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nedžad Begović
CAST:  Zijah Sokolović  •  Nada Đurevska  •  Amila Đikoli  •  Aleksandar Šeksan

Asthmatic grandmother named Safa and her six-month baby granddaughter Jasmina, are transferred in a humanitarian convoy from the besieged Sarajevo to a peaceful small city at the Adriatic coast. By a combination of circumstances, their first neighbour is an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nedžad Begović
CAST:  Zijah Sokolović  •  Nada Đurevska  •  Amila Đikoli  •  Aleksandar Šeksan

The Maus (2017)

Alex and Selma are a couple in love on a trip to the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Suddenly, Selma feels a mysterious force is chasing them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerardo Herrero Pereda
CAST:  Alma Terzić  •  August Wittgenstein  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Ella Jazz

Alex and Selma are a couple in love on a trip to the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Suddenly, Selma feels a mysterious force is chasing them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerardo Herrero Pereda
CAST:  Alma Terzić  •  August Wittgenstein  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Ella Jazz

The Frog (2017)

Zeko, a barber and ex-soldier suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, invites his brother Braco and his friend Švabo to Eid festivities. He intends to take advantage of the festive mood and ask his brother, a gambler and alcoholic, to change his ways. Braco ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elmir Jukić
CAST:  Emir Hadžihafizbegović  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Mirsad Tuka  •  Selma Alispahić

Zeko, a barber and ex-soldier suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, invites his brother Braco and his friend Švabo to Eid festivities. He intends to take advantage of the festive mood and ask his brother, a gambler and alcoholic, to change his ways. Braco ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elmir Jukić
CAST:  Emir Hadžihafizbegović  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Mirsad Tuka  •  Selma Alispahić

Clean (2017)

Fudo is a drug addict who decides to quit heroin and reconcile with his mother after his best friend dies. However, people continue to perceive him as an addict and refuse to believe he has really changed. Estranged from the people around him and tortured by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neven Samardžić
CAST:  Amar Ćustović  •  Nerman Mahmutović  •  Benjamin Bajramović  •  Mirela Lambić

Fudo is a drug addict who decides to quit heroin and reconcile with his mother after his best friend dies. However, people continue to perceive him as an addict and refuse to believe he has really changed. Estranged from the people around him and tortured by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neven Samardžić
CAST:  Amar Ćustović  •  Nerman Mahmutović  •  Benjamin Bajramović  •  Mirela Lambić

Good Day's Work (2018)

Armin has been unemployed for a long time, and in desperately need of a job. His wife Jasmina is pregnant, and his son Edin has behavioral problems at school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Turk
CAST:  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Ermin Sijamija  •  Adijan Kulovac  •  Senad Alihodžić

Armin has been unemployed for a long time, and in desperately need of a job. His wife Jasmina is pregnant, and his son Edin has behavioral problems at school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Turk
CAST:  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Ermin Sijamija  •  Adijan Kulovac  •  Senad Alihodžić

The Tunnel (2000)

The plot of this film is set in an idyllic village in the middle of Bosnia, connected with outer world only with a tunnel. Story begins in 1996, when refugees in a police escort come close to their, due to war abandoned, homeland and a tunnel - their only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Faruk Sokolović
CAST:  Admir Glamočak  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Zan Marolt  •  Esad Hasimović

The plot of this film is set in an idyllic village in the middle of Bosnia, connected with outer world only with a tunnel. Story begins in 1996, when refugees in a police escort come close to their, due to war abandoned, homeland and a tunnel - their only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Faruk Sokolović
CAST:  Admir Glamočak  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Zan Marolt  •  Esad Hasimović

Skies Above the Landscape (2006)

At the top of the rugged Bosnian mountain, young shepherd Mehmed patiently watches over his cows and lovingly carves the figure of a woman in a piece of wood. Almost on cue, a novice paraglider unexpectedly falls from the sky. Deborah speaks only French and he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nenad Đurić
CAST:  Audrey Hamm  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Haris Burina  •  Nada Đurevska

At the top of the rugged Bosnian mountain, young shepherd Mehmed patiently watches over his cows and lovingly carves the figure of a woman in a piece of wood. Almost on cue, a novice paraglider unexpectedly falls from the sky. Deborah speaks only French and he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nenad Đurić
CAST:  Audrey Hamm  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Haris Burina  •  Nada Đurevska

So She Doesn't Live (2021)

Bosnian province, today. Aida has broken off a relationship with the abusive Kerim and wants to go on in her life. But ties are stronger than she thinks and mundane everyday life draws her deeper into darkness. Inspired by true events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Faruk Lončarević
CAST:  Aida Bukva  •  Dino Šarija  •  Enes Kozličić  •  Aleksandar Šeksan

Bosnian province, today. Aida has broken off a relationship with the abusive Kerim and wants to go on in her life. But ties are stronger than she thinks and mundane everyday life draws her deeper into darkness. Inspired by true events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Faruk Lončarević
CAST:  Aida Bukva  •  Dino Šarija  •  Enes Kozličić  •  Aleksandar Šeksan

Woman in Purple (2009)

Mirza, a young Sarajevo orphan, earns easy money by assisting a local drug dealer. Dispatched on a job one day, a chance encounter makes him painfully aware of his despicable role - but equally of the possibility of changing things for the better.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Igor Drljača
CAST:  Haris Begić  •  Alen Muratović  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Mediha Musliović

Mirza, a young Sarajevo orphan, earns easy money by assisting a local drug dealer. Dispatched on a job one day, a chance encounter makes him painfully aware of his despicable role - but equally of the possibility of changing things for the better.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Igor Drljača
CAST:  Haris Begić  •  Alen Muratović  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Mediha Musliović

Damaged Goods (2015)

Tarik lives alone and works in the warehouse of a supermarket. He's lonely and kills time hanging around with two colleagues. New worker comes to the small shop next to the supermarket. Tarik likes her and secretly starts to draw on the glass of the shop, hidden by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nermin Hamzagić
CAST:  Edin Avdagić 'Koja'  •  Jasna Diklić  •  Ali-Adnan Grahić  •  Ege Güner

Tarik lives alone and works in the warehouse of a supermarket. He's lonely and kills time hanging around with two colleagues. New worker comes to the small shop next to the supermarket. Tarik likes her and secretly starts to draw on the glass of the shop, hidden by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nermin Hamzagić
CAST:  Edin Avdagić 'Koja'  •  Jasna Diklić  •  Ali-Adnan Grahić  •  Ege Güner

Birdy (2019)

Tica (Birdy) a war orphan arrives to Sarajevo with his newborn daughter urgently needing surgical procedure. Facing his new appalling reality, Tica embarks into the night where demons of the past are always ready.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alen Šimić
CAST:  Admir Šehović  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Admir Glamočak  •  Alban Ukaj

Tica (Birdy) a war orphan arrives to Sarajevo with his newborn daughter urgently needing surgical procedure. Facing his new appalling reality, Tica embarks into the night where demons of the past are always ready.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alen Šimić
CAST:  Admir Šehović  •  Aleksandar Šeksan  •  Admir Glamočak  •  Alban Ukaj
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