The script of Dead Fish Float on Their Backs, written by Mlakić himself, revolves around the bizarre and unexplained suicide of a retired teacher in a small town suffering from the consequences of war.

The film doesn't have a real main character, but 42 important roles. Most of the actors are from Mostar theaters, but the cast also includes famous Croatian actors such as Goran Bogdan, Ornela Vištica, Marinko Prga and Velibor Topić.

Dead Fish Float on Their Backs is for now a Croatian/Bosnian and Herzegovinian coproduction between Eurofilm and Oktavijan. It received support from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and the Sarajevo Film Fund. With 80% of the 1 m EUR budget already in place, producers are hoping to raise the rest of the money for postproduction after the shoot.

The film will be shot in Mostar and the surrounding area until the end of April 2016. The premiere is set for 2017.

Production Information:

Eurofilm
Boškovićeva 3, 10 000 Zagreb
Croatia
Phone: +385 1 4852 152, +385 98 743 142
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Oktavijan
Muje Pašića 8, Mostar
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Phone: +387 36 34 79 92, +387 63 57 64 48
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Credits:
Director: Kristijan Milić
DoP: Mirko Pivčević
Screenwriter: Josip Mlakić
Editor: Veljko Segarić
Art Director: Damir Gabelica
Costume Designer: Vedrana Rapić
Cast: Goran Bogdan, Ornela Vištica, Marinko Prga, Velibor Topić