''The Eighth Commissioner'' () is a 2018 Croatian
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by Ivan Salaj. It was selected as the
Croatian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
91st Academy Awards
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, but it was not nominated.
Plot
Based on the novel of same name by
Renato Baretić Renato Baretić (12 April 1963 – 1 July 2025) was a Croatian journalist, writer, screenwriter and actor.
Biography
Baretić was born on 12 April 1963 in Zagreb. In 1983, he began working as a journalist and wrote for numerous Croatian newspaper ...
, a disgraced politician is sent to a remote
Croatian island to coordinate its first valid election. He hopes to succeed where the previous seven commissioners failed.
Cast
* Frano Mašković as Siniša Mesnjak
* as Tonino Smeraldić
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Goran Navojec as Selim
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Filip Šovagović
Filip Šovagović (born 13 September 1966) is a Croatian actor, film director, comedian, playwright and journalist. At first known simply as the son of renowned actor Fabijan Šovagović, he has established himself as one of the most prolific Cr ...
as Brkljačić
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Živko Anočić
Živko Anočić (born 13 May 1981) is a Croatian male actor. He appeared in more than fifteen films since 2005.
Filmography Film
Voice acting
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Actors from Osijek
Croatian male ...
as Zorzi
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Božidar Smiljanić
Božidar Smiljanić (20 September 1936 – 7 April 2018) was a Croatian actor. He appeared in more than 70 films from 1953 to 2018.
His son is popular actor Mitja Smiljanić.
Filmography
References
External links
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1936 births
20 ...
as Bonino
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Stojan Matavulj as Prime Minister
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Ivo Gregurević
Ivo Gregurević (; 7 October 1952 – 1 January 2019) was a Croatian film, theatre and television actor. Throughout over a quarter of a century, Gregurević played rural bullies and arrogant nouveau riche and became one of Croatia's best known ...
as Tonino's Father
See also
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References
External links
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2018 films
2018 comedy films
Croatian comedy films
2010s Croatian-language films
Films based on Croatian novels
Films set on islands
Films set on fictional islands
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Films set in Croatia