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The Priest's Children

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 04/24/2015
3/5
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. Go to Full Review Ben Sachs Chicago Reader 10/17/2013
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. Go to Full Review Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa 08/19/2020
The narrative flows without much hitches and the dramaturgy is perfectly suited to the film medium. Go to Full Review Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl 11/09/2014
6/10
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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06/09/2015 Ingeniosa película croata, no sobresale pero entretiene. See more 08/20/2014 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) See more 06/07/2014 Bright and hilarious. Unexpected ending. What way to end a story. See more 06/02/2014 PRICKS BOTH BIG AND LITTLE: My take on Jodorowsky's Dance of Reality & the new Croatian film The Priest's Children ow.ly/xwxoC See more 05/16/2014 Rende boas risadas! :) See more 05/01/2014 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. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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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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Movie Info

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
Ivan Maloca, Lazar Ristovski
Screenwriter
Vinko Bresan, Mate Matisic
Production Co
Zillion Films, Interfilm
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Croatian
Runtime
1h 33m