''Number 55'' () is a 2014 Croatian war film directed by Kristijan Milić, billed as "the first action movie" about the 1991–95

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croats, Croat forces loyal to the Governmen ...

. Shot in the area of

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, the film won eight Golden Arenas, including the

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. The cast also includes

Luka Peroš Luka Peroš (born 28 October 1976) is a Croatian actor best known for the role of Marseille in ''Money Heist''. Peroš is a polyglot, being able to speak eight different languages fluently. Early life Peroš graduated from the American Community ...

best known for his role of Marseille in ''

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''.

Plot

Movie takes place during the Independence War in

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. The film is based on a true story that happened on the eve in autumn of 1991 in the small Croatian village of

Kusonje Kusonje is a village in Croatia in the town of Pakrac, Požega-Slavonia County. It is connected by the D38 (Croatia), D38 highway. Kusonje was the site of an ambush during the Croatian War of Independence in 1991, when 20 Croatian policemen and sol ...

, near

Pakrac Pakrac is a town in western Slavonia, Croatia, population 4,842, total municipality population 8,460 (census 2011). Pakrac is located on the road and railroad connecting the regions of Posavina and Podravina. Name In Croatian the town is known ...

. A small group of Croatian soldiers went on a patrol in an improvised armored car that they had made. In Kusonje, they get ambushed by

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forces and are forced to hide in a nearby abandoned house that bears the house number 55. Their resistance to the rebeling forces, the JNA and Serbian special forces takes almost 24 hours. In parallel, the film follows the efforts of their fellow soldiers to pull them out of the encirclement.

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* 2010s war films War films based on actual events Croatian war films Films set in 1991 Films about the Croatian War of Independence {{War-film-stub Films shot in Croatia