The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Details are everything in Nebojša Slijepčević’s The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent. Unity of time, place and action makes the story a classical theatrical piece, easy to follow, but if at the centre of the film is a tragic story of moral courage, the dramaturgic choices give priority to the fringes, with the perspective of a good but non-courageous everyman. One who is unable to understand and copy with the blatant symptoms of the disappearing of the rule of law and of humanist respect. The more “normal” and varied the societal landscape that is accurately depicted, the more aching will be its silence and passivity. A highly topical film for our times of democracy erosion!

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent | Nebojša Slijepčević | BG-SLO-FR-HR 2024 | 13’ | Short Film Palme d’Or at Festival de Cannes 2024
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