Rooster's Breakfast

Petelinji zajtrk
Directed by Marko Naberšnik
Produced by Franci Zajc
Written by Marko Naberšnik
story:
Feri Lainšček
Starring Vlado Novak
Primož Bezjak
Pia Zemljič
Janez Škof
Bojan Emeršič
Feri Lainšček
Distributed by Ars Media
Release date(s) Slovenia, 18 November 2007
Running time 125 min
Country Slovenia
Language Slovene

Rooster's Breakfast (Slovene: Petelinji zajtrk) is a Slovenian romantic comedy released in 2007. It is an adaptation of less known novel of the same name by Feri Lainšček. The film is the most acclaimed and most successful Slovenian films of all times,[1] and also the third most successful movie in Slovenia, following Titanic and Troy.[2]

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Plot

Đuro (Primož Bezjak) works at Gajaš's (Vlado Novak) automechanic shop. He falls in love with Bronja, (Pia Zemljič) who is married to Lepec, (Dario Varga) the town's biggest thug. Đuro and Bronja have an affair and Lepec finds out about it. In the meantime, Gajaš dreams about Severina, a well-known Croatian pop star, who is on tour in the town.

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Awards

The film won 5 awards at the 10th Festival of Slovenian Film: Audience Award For The Best Picture (Marko Naberšnik), Vesna For Best Directing (Marko Naberšnik), Vesna For Best Screenplay (Marko Naberšnik), Vesna For Best Actor (Vlado Novak) and Stop Magazine Award for best actor/actress (Pia Zemljič). It is also the Slovenian candidate for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film nomination. In year 2009 film won CWB Critics Award at the 4th Annual South East European Film Festival, Los Angeles.

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