The King
Kralj, Croatia, 2012, 75 min, Digi Beta, Adventure and Sports, Human Rights, Portrait
A documentary about one of the greatest sportsmen ever. Darko Kralj (the King) is the only sportsman in the history of sports who has beaten a world record five times in a row at one world championship. Seriously wounded in 1991 during the war in Croatia, Darko Kralj almost died. Today, he lives with a wife and three sons, the eldest one being the one Darko is particularly attached to. Towards the end of this unusual life story, we shall get a clearer understanding of where Darko's strength and incredible love for life comes from...
Director:
Dejan Aćimović
Producer:
Dejan Aćimović
Executive producer:
Tatjana Acimovic
Screenplay:
Dejan Aćimović
Director of photography:
Dario Hacek
Editor:
Vladimir Gojun
World Sales:
Ines Juricic
Music:
Livio Morosin
Sound:
Suzana Perić
Languages:
Croatian
Subtitles:
English
DA Film
(Production company)
Boškovićeva 16
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Blitz Film and Video Distribution, d.o.o.
Kamenarka 1
10010 Zagreb, Croatia
Best Documentary Film -
Vukovar Film Festival - Danube Region Film Festival 2012, Croatia
Audience Award -
Mediterranean Film Festival 2012, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Film Festival - Images of the 21st Century 2012, Greece
Audience Award -
Liburnia Film Festival 2012, Croatia
28th Festroia IFF 2012, Portugal