Storyline

Cowboys is a comedy based on a Croatian hit theatre play. It is a story of eight outsiders who try to create a theatre play while breaking every rule of theatre craft. It tells the story of Sacha, a relatively successful theater director, who returns from the big city to his home town without a clear notion of what that change might bring, leaving behind his career to re-start the neglected local theater. The call came from the mayor and Sasa's school colleagues. However, the play will be a succession of hurdles, as the city does not have any actors or anyone who would know anything about the theater business. The candidates will all be amateurs, and as the play will seem even more impossible to set up, they settle on a common ground: Western.

Original title: Kauboji
Produced by: KABINET & HRT
About director
  • Tomislav Mrsic

    Tomislav Mrsic was born in Zagreb in 1972. He became involved in film while studying at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb, which he graduated from in 1998. He received the best debutant award at the Days of Croatian Film Festival in 2002 for his film Sala nije na liniji 310. Along with documentaries, he directs short feature films and promotional videos. He is one of the founding members of MUF, Film Art Museum association.

Festival(s) & Award(s)
  • Pula Film Festival (2014) Golden Gate of Pula Audience Award
  • Shanghai International Film Festival (2014)
  • Les Rencontres des Cinémas d'Europe in Aubenas France (2014)
  • Festival of European and Mediteranean Films in Piran Slovenia (2014) First Film Best Director Award
  • Festroia Film Festival (2014)
  • Jagran Film Festival in India (2014)
  • International Film Festival Cinematik Piestany (2014)
  • Eurasia International Film Festival in Kazakhstan (2014)
  • Hamburgh Film Fest (2014)
  • Mill Valley film Festival (2014)
  • Cinedays Festival of European Film in Macedonia (2014)
  • Chennai Film Festival (2014)
  • 18th Annual European Union Film Festival in America (2014)
Pictures