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Finalist 2026

OBRAZ / The TOWER OF STRENGTH

A persecuted child finds shelter in the house of the enemy. The host faces an awestruck choice: to save the child’s life and his own integrity – or risk losing his family to a group of armed kinsmen.

The Official Montenegrin Oscar Entry for 2025, in the Best International Feature Film category.

Synopsis
World War II is underway in Yugoslavia. A child, fleeing from the fascist unit that killed the child’s parents and burned their village, finds temporary shelter in the house of a stranger.

Another significant difference between them is that the child is Christian and the host is Muslim. During the war in Yugoslavia, this fact often marked the line between life and death.

The host of the house confronts a profound moral dilemma, as his home comes under intense siege by fascist forces:
– whether to hand over the child to the persecutors, thereby compromising his deep-rooted beliefs and personal code, or
– to endanger the safety of own family by saving a young foreigner of another religion and nation?

When the host runs out of options, he is faced with a choice that will challenge his principles and define his legacy, and THE QUESTION IS: WHAT WILL HE DO?

Year:
2026
Director:
Nikola I. Vukcevic
Writer:
Melina Pota Koljevic, Ana Vujadinović, Nikola Vukcevic, Zuvdija Hodžić
Producer:
Nikola I Vukcevic, Christopher Thoke, Milorad Radenovic, Nevena Savic, Dario Domitrovic
Key Cast:
Edon Rizvanolli, Xhejlana Terbunja, Selman Jusufi, Elez Adzovic, Alban Ukaj, Nikola Ristanovski, Aleksandar Radulovic, Vuk Bulajic, Branimir Popović, Igor Bencina, Ana Vuckovic
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