Rene Bitorajac
| René Bitorajac | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 March 1972 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ana Bitorajac |
| Children |
Gabrijel Larisa |
| Website | |
| http://www.renebitorajac.com | |
René Bitorajac (born 2 March 1972) is a Croatian actor. He appeared in a number of Croatian and Bosnian films since the 1980s. Most notably, he starred in the 2001 Academy Award-winning Bosnian film No Man's Land.[1] He is also known for starring in popular Croatian television sitcoms Bitange i princeze (2005–2009) and Naša mala klinika (2007–2008).
In 2009 he won the Golden Arena for Best Actor at the 56th Pula Film Festival for his role in the 2009 film Metastases,[2] in which he portrayed the character of a sociopathic football hooligan named Krpa. He again won the Golden Arena for Best Actor in 2012 for his role of Dr. Babić in the same year's film Cannibal Vegetarian and, still in 2012, he has been awarded as "Best actor" at the Fantastic film festival in Austin, Texas, USA.
Selected filmography
- Visitors from the Galaxy (Gosti iz galaksije, 1981)
- How the War Started on My Island (Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku, 1996)
- No Man's Land (Ničija zemlja, 2001)
- Cheese and Jam (Kajmak i marmelada, 2003)
- Witnesses (Svjedoci, 2003)
- Long Dark Night (Duga mračna noć, 2004)
- Obituary for Escobar (Čitulja za Eskobara, 2008)
- Metastases (Metastaze, 2009)
- Vegetarian Cannibal (Ljudožder vegetarijanac, 2012)
References
- ↑ "No Man's Land (2001)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ "Festival igranog filma u Puli - Žiri za Metastaze, kritika za kenjca, publika za anđele" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
External links
- Official website (Croatian)
- Rene Bitorajac at the Internet Movie Database
- Rene Bitorajac at AllMovie
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