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Dnevnik Diane Budisavljević (2019
''The Diary of Diana B.'' () is a 2019 biographical film directed by Dana Budisavljević. The film tells the story of the aid operation of the Austrian humanitarian Diana Budisavljević for the rescue of more than 10,000—mainly Serbian Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christian Serbs, Serb—children from concentration camps in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II in Yugoslavia. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Pula Film Festival. It won four Golden Arenas, including the Big Golden Arena for Best Film. Cast * Alma Prica as Diana Budisavljević * as Ivanka Džakula * as * Ermin Bravo as * as Dragica Habazin * Mirjana Karanović as Mira Kušević * Vilim Matula as Sergeant Hecker * Krešimir Mikić as Robert Stein * as Đuro Vukosavljević * Tihomir Stanić as * as Aloysius Stepinac * Boris Ostan as * as * Urša Raukar as the tailor Production In June 2017, the European co-production fund Eurimages granted 160,000 EUR in support for the Croatian- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Budisavljević
Diana Budisavljević (; 15 January 1891 – 20 August 1978) was an Austrian humanitarian who led a major relief effort in Yugoslavia during World War II. From October 1941, on her initiative and involving many co-workers, she organized and provided assistance to women and children who were mostly Serbian Orthodox detained in the Ustaše camps in the Independent State of Croatia, a Nazi puppet state established in occupied Yugoslavia. The operation, known as "Action Diana Budisavljević", succeeded in saving around 10,000 children. After her story was better publicized in the 2000s and 2010s, she received substantial posthumous recognition. Early life Born in Innsbruck, Diana Obexer married Julije Budisavljević in 1917, who at that time worked as an assistant at the surgical clinic in Innsbruck. By 1919, the couple had moved to Zagreb, at the time part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Julije Budisavljević was an ethnic Serb (and brother of more well-known Srđan), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |