''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 Orthodox Christian

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia ...

—children from concentration camps in the Independent State of Croatia during

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. The film had its world premiere at the 2019

Pula Film Festival Pula Film Festival () is an annual Croatian film festival, established in 1954. It is held in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula Arena. Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival and is usually held in the summer, in July or Aug ...

. It won four Golden Arenas, including the

Big Golden Arena for Best Film The Golden Arena awards were established in 1955 as the Yugoslav national film awards presented annually at the Pula Film Festival in Pula, Croatia, with the Big Golden Arena for Best Film its main prize. From 1955 to 1990 the awards were the Yug ...

Cast

* Alma Prica as Diana Budisavljević * as Ivanka Džakula * as * Ermin Bravo as * as Dragica Habazin *

Mirjana Karanović Mirjana Karanović ( sr-cyr, Мирјана Карановић; born 28 January 1957) is a Serbian actress, film director and screenwriter. Considered one of the best Serbian and Yugoslavian actresses of all time, she is probably the best known f ...

as Mira Kušević * Vilim Matula as Sergeant Hecker * Krešimir Mikić as Robert Stein * as Đuro Vukosavljević * Tihomir Stanić as * as

Aloysius Stepinac Aloysius Viktor Stepinac (, 8 May 1898 – 10 February 1960) was a Croat prelate of the Catholic Church. Made a cardinal in 1953, Stepinac served as Archbishop of Zagreb from 1937 until his death, a period which included the fascist rule of th ...

* Boris Ostan as * as * Urša Raukar as the tailor

Production

In June 2017, the European co-production fund

Eurimages Eurimages is a cultural support fund of the Council of Europe, established in . Eurimages promotes independent filmmaking by providing financial support to feature-length fiction, animation, and documentary films. In doing so, it encourages co-op ...

granted 160,000 EUR in support for the Croatian-Slovenian-Serbian co-production The DB Campaign (working title ''Diana's List'') by Dana Budisavljević. The feature film was retitled ''The Diary of Diana B.'' and its world premiere was at the

on 18 July 2019.

Reception

The film was awarded with the

, Golden Arena for Best Director, Golden Arena for Editing, Golden Arena for Best Music, Golden Gate of Pula Audience Award and recognition for Best Croatian Feature Film.

References

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