El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia (2023)
A Blueprint for Utopia
Hundreds of frozen and starved people floating on boats in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea fleeing from the war... Familiar scenes that we are used to seeing in recent times. But the year is 1944, and the refugees are travelling from Europe to Africa. After Italian capitulation,and before the arrival of German army, 28 000 Dalmatian Croats left their home villages and towns to live for two years under the tents in the middle of Egyptian desert, in a kind of a communist model village that was formed to show the Allies how the new Yugoslavia will look like when the war ends. This is a story about them.
Director: Ivan Ramljak
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 96 min
Release Date: June 22, 2023
Cast
- Bojan Brajčić - Living Newspaper Member
- Lidija Florijan - Living Newspaper Member
- Nada Kovačević - Living Newspaper Member
- Dubravka Vrcan - Self (voice)
- Mira Šiljić - Self (voice)
- Ružica Poljaković - Self (voice)
- Ante Božanić Milić - Self (voice)
- Kristina Alfirević - Self (voice)
- Emil Bobanović Čolić - Self (voice)
- Ivna Marinović Poparić - Self (voice)
Screenplay
Editing: Jelena Maksimović
Production: Kompot, Horopter Film Production, Kino Klub Split
Country: Croatia, Serbia
Language: العربية, Hrvatski
Original Language: hr
Keywords
egypt, yugoslavia, world war ii, dalmatia, el shatt
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia about?
- Hundreds of frozen and starved people floating on boats in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea fleeing from the war... Familiar scenes that we are used to seeing in recent times. But the year is 1944, and the refugees are travelling from Europe to Africa. After Italian capitulation,and before the arrival of German army, 28 000 Dalmatian Croats left their home villages and towns to live for two years under the tents in the middle of Egyptian desert, in a kind of a communist model village that was formed to show the Allies how the new Yugoslavia will look like when the war ends. This is a story about them.
- Who directed El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia?
- El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia was directed by Ivan Ramljak.
- Who stars in El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia?
- El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia stars Bojan Brajčić, Lidija Florijan, Nada Kovačević, Dubravka Vrcan, Mira Šiljić, Ružica Poljaković.
- How long is El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia?
- El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia has a runtime of 1h 36m (96 minutes).
- What genre is El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia?
- El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia is a Documentary film.
- Where was El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia produced?
- El Shatt – A Blueprint for Utopia was produced in Croatia, Serbia.