The Ark

A coming-of-age story about a thirteen-year-old boy from a small coastal city in Croatia. The first signs of teenage rebellion are not welcomed in his strict-by-the-rules, conservative family. One day, he decides to ignore the rules and skip school with a girl he likes. Together, they board the bus and make a day trip to a nearby city. Those few hours will shake his world and make him question everything that he was raised to believe in.

  • Mladen Stanic
    Director
    - SITNICA / A SMALL DETAIL, 22'50'', Hrvatska, 2017, kratkometražni igrani film / Croatia, 2018, short fiction - BILA SOBA / WHITE ROOM, 19'30'', Hrvatska, 2018, kratkometražni igrani film / Croatia, 2018, short fiction - GLAVA U BALUNU / BALLHEADS, 12'20'', Hrvatska, 2019, kratkometražni dokumentarni film / Croatia, 2018, short documentary - MALI LIBERO / LIBERO, 18'21'', Hrvatska, 2021, kratkometražni igrani film / Croatia, 2018, short fiction
  • Mladen Stanic
    Writer
    - SITNICA / A SMALL DETAIL, 22'50'', Hrvatska, 2017, kratkometražni igrani film / Croatia, 2018, short fiction - BILA SOBA / WHITE ROOM, 19'30'', Hrvatska, 2018, kratkometražni igrani film / Croatia, 2018, short fiction - GLAVA U BALUNU / BALLHEADS, 12'20'', Hrvatska, 2019, kratkometražni dokumentarni film / Croatia, 2018, short documentary - MALI LIBERO / LIBERO, 18'21'', Hrvatska, 2021, kratkometražni igrani film / Croatia, 2018, short fiction
  • Danijel Popovic
    Producer
    - SITNICA / A SMALL DETAIL, 22'50'', Hrvatska, 2018, kratkometražni igrani film / Croatia, 2018, short fiction - BILA SOBA / WHITE ROOM, 19'30'', Hrvatska, 2018, kratkometražni igrani film / Croatia, 2018, short fiction - GLAVA U BALUNU / BALLHEADS, 12'20'', Hrvatska, 2019, kratkometražni dokumentarni film / Croatia, 2018, short documentary , Dogovor, kratki igrani film 2018 / An Arrangement, short fiction, 2018
  • Ivana Roscic
    Key Cast
    "Mother"
  • Frano Maskovic
    Key Cast
    "Father"
  • David Dragojevic
    Key Cast
    "Marko"
  • Viktorija Zubanovic
    Key Cast
    "Hana"
  • Bruno Mihanovic
    Key Cast
    "Pero"
  • Franka Marovic
    Key Cast
    "Ivona"
  • Toma Dodig
    Key Cast
    "Dino"
  • Ana Ursula Najev
    Key Cast
    "Mistress"
  • Nikola Listes
    Key Cast
    "Coach"
  • Mario Spanic
    Key Cast
    "Hana's Father"
  • Snjezana Kovacic
    Key Cast
    "Hana's Mother"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Arka
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    drama, coming of age
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 17, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    70,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Croatia
  • Country of Filming:
    Croatia
  • Language:
    Croatian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Mohikanac
    Distributor
    Country: Croatia
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Mladen Stanic

Mladen Stanić is a film director and screenwriter born in 1990. in Split, Croatia. He is a Master of Arts in Film and Television Directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. He is known for award winning short films such as: A Small Detail (2017), White Room (2018), Libero (2021) etc.

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