ZAGREB: Director/screenwriter Branko Schmidt is in postproduction with the dramatic feature film Cannibal Vegetarian, with an expected completion date of February 2012. The 85-minute film is produced by Stanislav Babic for Telefilm.

The film's central character is Markan, an ambitious and amoral gynaecologist at Croatia's leading fertility clinic, whose own practice suffers when he tries to destroy a colleague's success. In the process he begins performing illegal abortions, leading to the death of a prostitute, and becomes involved with the mafia.

Schmidt's most recent feature film, The Melon Route (2006), won numerous awards in Croatia and was screened at international festivals worldwide.

Production Information:

Directed by Branko Schmidt
Written by Branko Schmidt
Cast Rene Bitorajac, Zrinka Cvitešić, Nataša Janjić, Leon Lučev, Mustafa Nadarević, Slaven Knezović, Darija Lorenci, Ksenija Pajić, Zdenko Jelčić, Ljubo Kerekeš, Ksenija Marinković, Melita Matijević, Krešimir Mikić, Emir Hadžihafizbegović, Rakan Rushaidat
Cinematography Dragan Ruljančić
Art Direction Ivana Škrabalo
Costume Design Željka Franulović
Editing Vesna Lažeta & Hrvoje Mršić
Produced by Stanislav Babić
Production Company Telefilm

Contact:

Telefilm
Antuna Vramca 4
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel: +385 (0)1 481 8843
Fax: +385 (0)1 481 8839
Email: telefilm@telefilm.hr