''Reptiloid'' ( hr, Gmaz) is a 2013 Croatian
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horror
science-fiction film
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directed by Marin Mandir. It stars Mandir, Goran Kramarić and Goran Dujmić. The story revolves around police officers Petar and Darko, who are sent to investigate a murder deep in a forest on a hill, but encounter a mysterious, giant reptile there. ''Reptiloid'' won the special mention of the jury at the 2014 Kinoklub Zagreb revue of films.
Plot
The story revolves around
police officers
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Petar and Darko, who are sent to investigate a murder deep in a forest on a hill. As they park their car, Darko goes further inside the forest on foot, in search for clues, while Petar stays at the car. However, as the support crew fails to show up, and Darko disappeared with the car key, Petar is forced to spend the night in the forest. The next morning, Petar goes to search for Darko only to find him killed by a giant,
Komodo dragon
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like lizard. The lizard then proceeds to hunt Petar across the forest, who tries to reach the city by foot.
Cast
* Marin Mandir - Petar
* Goran Kramarić - Darko
* Goran Dujmić - Barmen
* Danijel Galić - Poker-ace
See also
*
List of films featuring dinosaurs
This is a list of films that feature non-avian dinosaurs (that is, not featuring birds) and other prehistoric (mainly Mesozoic) archosaurs, pterosaurs and prehistoric (mainly Mesozoic) marine reptiles (such as mosasaurs and plesiosaurs).
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Croatian science fiction
Croatian science fiction comprises books and films in the fiction genre produced all across Croatia.
Authors
* Ivo Brešan
* Zoran Krušvar
* Darko Macan
* Krešimir Mišak
* Dalibor Perković
* Milan Šufflay
* Aleksandar Žiljak
* Martina ...
References
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2013 films
2010s Croatian-language films
Croatian independent films
2010s science fiction horror films
2013 horror films
Films about dinosaurs
Films about lizards
Science fiction short films
2013 short films
Croatian science fiction horror films
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