The Priest's Children

2013

1h 33m

Comedy

Drama

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68%

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50+ Ratings

Don Fabijan, a young priest, comes to serve on a small island in the Adriatic. He sees the island's population is dwindling and helps ban all forms of birth control for the entire island.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It's tightly plotted and contains some smart narrative shifts, but the tonal high-wire act is ultimately too ambitious for Croatian director Vinko Brean to pull off.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 24, 2015

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

This maintains a bright, cartoonish tone no matter how outlandish or gruesome the story gets, with the growing disparity between form and content providing some of the better laughs.

Oct 17, 2013

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Vladan Petkovic

Cineuropa

The narrative flows without much hitches and the dramaturgy is perfectly suited to the film medium.

Aug 19, 2020

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Sarah Boslaugh

Playback:stl

I have to tip my hat to Bresan, because I was ready to hate this film (unintended pregnancy-what a funny joke!), but he's an expert judge of tone, and I ended up enjoying this sharp satire.

Rated: 6/10

Nov 9, 2014

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Ingeniosa película croata, no sobresale pero entretiene.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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The movie starts as a satire, with a few clever touches and (kinda) humorous jokes, however, the director did not resist not to insert a huge amount of cheap shots that appeal to the low tastes (unnecessary visualization of locals having sex) and allowing for his instructive side to take over, adding a few heavy elements of drama and social engagement in the waaaayy weaker second half of the film, that are not at all harmonious. Few will not be left disappointed by the execution of this balancing act between satire and tragedy. I also hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it. The only way to save this film would be to trim 63 out of 93 minutes. Overall, a waste of good electricity. I'm not talking about the electricity between the actors. I'm talking about the current to the projector. Highlight of the movie: the yammie chipsticks that finished too soon, unlike the movie that just wouldn't end. Nikaia Private Screening Project (NPSP)

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Bright and hilarious. Unexpected ending. What way to end a story.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Rende boas risadas! :)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Intenta emular la comedia serbia impuesta hace unos años por Kusturica, pero los fallidos panfletos anti catolicos(cura en yate que conciente la pedofilia) y los guiños al Don Camilo italiano terminan por aburrir al espectador.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Vinko Bresan

Director

Kresimir Mikic

Don Fabijan

Niksa Butijer

Petar

Marija Skaricic

Marija

Ana Begic

Verica

Goran Bogdan

Jure

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Synopsis

Don Fabijan, a young priest, comes to serve on a small island in the Adriatic. He sees the island's population is dwindling and helps ban all forms of birth control for the entire island.

Director: Vinko Bresan
Producer: Maja Vukic
Screenwriter: Vinko Bresan, Mate Matisic
Production Co: Interfilm, Zillion Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Croatian
Runtime: 1h 33m