
Acting
Jan 31, 1932
Bošnjaci, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Vanja Drach
Acting
Biography
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Feature Films (56)

A satire on the false happiness provided by consumer goods and bourgeois rituals done in an eye-poppingly gorgeous, extremely artificial style that ingeniously mixes colour with black and white, and combines live action with animation and even bits of puppetry!
The Wedding of Mr. Marzipan

Karlovac, Central Croatian Front, 1991. Three Croatian soldiers try to detonate a Serb civilian's home, but are stopped in their efforts by the homeowner, whom they kill in retaliation. The only witness to the murder is the man's daughter, whom they decide to kidnap to prevent the truth from spreading out and causing political unrest. Nevertheless, the case gets out and, unebenknownst to each other, five different people: a homicide investigator, a medical examiner, a local politician, a reporter and the brother of one of the perpetrators, decide to track the perpetrators down to stop the truth from getting out.
Witnesses

Nikola is a man who knows how to really enjoy life; he's even able to rouse sympathy for his sinful ways. His brother turns a blind eye to his philandering although, with a broken marriage behind him, he doesn't have a clear conscience, either. Is there anything positive to be said about infidelity, or does it simply deserve the utmost contempt, particularly when it's more premeditated than spontaneous?
Just Between Us

Life and times of Nikola Tesla, famous scientist whose inventions were stolen, but whose greatest contribution to mankind remain a mystery to this day.
The Secret of Nikola Tesla

A bus traveling from Belgrade to Zagreb is involved in a tragic accident when a reckless driver causes a catastrophic collision on a rainy night, leading to the tragic deaths of several passengers.
H-8...

In a fictional dystopian country where both the police and the politicians are controlled by a shadowy criminal organization, a famous writer, joined by the leader of an underground resistance movement, embarks on an investigation into the murder of his best friend, who was killed under suspicous circumstances.
Infection

The adaptation of Hans Cristian Andersen's tale filmed on a white background. It is also the first Croatian movie in color.
The Emperor's New Clothes

A group of children discover the new continent of the world, uninhabited by adults. Soon, many other children are joining them in that new paradise, leaving their parents and other adults baffled on all remaining continents.
The Seventh Continent

A pretty factory girl falls for an ex con. He's still in love with his ex wife. Love triangle soon becomes even larger.
Three for Happiness

Life and times of August Šenoa, popular Croatian novelist who was one of the most influential writers in 19th Century. The movie was made for the 100th anniversary of his death.
The Life and Times of August Šenoa

Twenty years after the Croatian Spring autonomist movement had been crushed by Yugoslavia's communist goverment, autonomist Jakov Petras returns to Zagreb from a self-imposed exile in Australia, determined to find the truth about the mysterious murder of his ex-girlfriend Sunčana and the disappearence of his younger brother Mislav.
The Golden Years
Television & Series (5)

Based on the Ante Kovačić's novel "U registraturi" (In the Registrar's Office, 1888.) Tells the story of Ivica Kicmanovic – from his childhood to his eventual downfall caused by a femme fatale Laura. 9 episodes in total.
In the Registrar's Office

The series follows the capture of the inserted Ustashas during Operation Guardian in 1947-1948.
Traps

The extended version of the eponymous film served as a TV mini-series. The plot is centered in the city of Karlovac in 1992, during the Croatian War of Independence. The front lines, where Croatian and Serbian forces fight each other, lie near the city. Meanwhile, in the city of Karlovac, a Serbian civilian Vasić is murdered. The story follows the local police officer Barbir (Dražen Kühn), who tries to solve the murder in spite of ethnic hatred and war revolving nearby.
Witnesses

Based on an eponymous novel by Veljko Kovačević. the series is focused on historical events and personalities from the uprisings in Gorski Kotar and the Croatian Littoral in the Second World War.
The Bonfires of Kapela

In 1928 young Communist activist was arrested and put on trial for anti-state activity. Years later he became known as Tito, Communist president of Yugoslavia, and this miniseries was made for the 50th anniversary of those events.

