Class Enemy (film) explained

Class Enemy (sl|Razredni sovražnik) is a 2013 Slovenian drama film directed by Rok Biček. The film was selected as the Slovenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,^[1] but it was not nominated. It was nominated for the 2014 Lux Prize. It won the Fedeora Award at the 28th Venice Critics' Week.^[2]

Cast

• Igor Samobor as Robert
• Nataša Barbara Gračner as Zdenka
• Tjaša Železnik as Saša
• Maša Derganc as Nuša
• Robert Prebil as Matjaž
• Voranc Boh as Luka
• Jan Zupančič as Tadej
• Daša Cupevski as Sabina
• Doroteja Nadrah as Mojca
• Špela Novak as Špela
• Pia Korbar as Maruša
• Dan David Mrevlje Natlačen as Primož
• Jan Vrhovnik as Nik
• Kangjing Qiu as Chang
• Estera Dvornik as Sonja
• Peter Teichmeister as janitor

Awards and accolades

Class Enemy was one of three films nominated for the European Parliament LUX Prize in 2014,^[3] and received the highest number of votes from audiences across Europe^[4] although the prize winner (chosen by a ballot of MEPs) was Ida.^[5]

The FEDEORA (Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean) jury awarded Class Enemy its prize for Best Film of the International Critics' Week at Venice in 2013.^{[6] [3]}

At the Festival of Slovenian Film in September 2013, Class Enemy won seven Vesna awards: Best Film, Best Lead Actor (Igor Samobor), Best Supporting Actress (Barbara Gračner), Best Cinematography (Fabio Stoll), Best Costume Design (Bistra Borak), the audience award, and the critics' award.^[7]

At the 2013 International Film Festival of Bratislava, Class Enemy won the Grand Prix, the Audience Award, the Award for Best Actor, and the FIPRESCI Prize.^[8]

It also won the FIPRESCI International Film Critics Prize at the Panorama of European Cinema in Athens in November 2013.^[9]

See also

• List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Slovenian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• • Class Enemy at Cineuropa
• Focus on Razredni Sovražnik (Class Enemy) (European Parliament / LUX Prize)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Razredni sovražnik je letošnji slovenski kandidat za oskarja. 25 September 2013. Slovenian Film Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927192137/http://www.film-center.si/index.php?module=news&op=show&newsID=984. 27 September 2013. dead.
2. Web site: "Class Enemy" Wins Venice Critics' Week. 9 September 2014. Slovenia Times.
3. Web site: 'Girlhood,' 'Ida,' 'Class Enemy' Nominees for European Parliament's LUX Prize 2014 . Scott Roxborough . . 28 July 2014.
4. Web site: Lux Prize 2015: the ten nominated films have been revealed . Audience Mention for 2014 Lux Prize The film of the 2014 Lux Prize competition that received the highest number of votes from audiences across Europe has also been announced: Slovenian film Class Enemy by Rok Bicek. . 9 July 2015 . 24 September 2016.
5. "Ida" wins 2014 LUX Film Prize . European Parliament . 17 December 2014 . 24 September 2016 .
6. Web site: FEDEORA . 24 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110112041936/http://www.fedeora.eu/ . 12 January 2011 . dead .
7. Web site: Class Enemy triumphs at Slovenian awards . Cineuropa . Vladan Petkovic . 17 September 2013 . 24 September 2016.
8. Web site: Slovenian Class Enemy dominated IFF Bratislava . Martin Kudláč . 21 November 2013.
9. Web site: Lessons on Life and Death . Aleksander Huser . 2013 . 24 September 2016.