The Priest's Children

The Priest's Children

2DCS12
Premiere:26. June 2014
Length:93 minutes
Genre:Comedy, Drama

„Boží vůle v rukách kněze a bizarní boj s kondomy.”

When a young Catholic priest named Fabian is assigned to take over from his popular predecessor in a picturesque Dalmatian village, he is appalled to discover that, while there are plenty of funerals, hardly any children are being born. A confession from a local parishioner reveals the cause, and Fabian decides to try and improve the birthrate using somewhat unusual methods. The priest is actually successful yet, after a time, cracks start to appear in his plan, and his efforts gradually come to grief. The film is based on the comedy by Mate Matišić which prompted both enthusiasm and outrage on the Croatian stage at the end of last century. For its film adaptation Vinko Brešan opted for a distinctive set design and visual portrayal, which also govern the stylisation of the individual situations and the conception of the characters. The ironic perspective on the naive young priest who, with the purest of intentions, brings misfortune on several of his fellow citizens, allowed the atheist authors to criticise the Catholic church and the prejudices prevailing among the popular classes.

Length: 93 min

Year: 2013
Local premiere date: 26. June 2014

Country of origin:

  • Croatia

„Boží vůle v rukách kněze a bizarní boj s kondomy.”

When a young Catholic priest named Fabian is assigned to take over from his popular predecessor in a picturesque Dalmatian village, he is appalled to discover that, while there are plenty of funerals, hardly any children are being born. A confession from a local parishioner reveals the cause, and Fabian decides to try and improve the birthrate using somewhat unusual methods. The priest is actually successful yet, after a time, cracks start to appear in his plan, and his efforts gradually come to grief. The film is based on the comedy by Mate Matišić which prompted both enthusiasm and outrage on the Croatian stage at the end of last century. For its film adaptation Vinko Brešan opted for a distinctive set design and visual portrayal, which also govern the stylisation of the individual situations and the conception of the characters. The ironic perspective on the naive young priest who, with the purest of intentions, brings misfortune on several of his fellow citizens, allowed the atheist authors to criticise the Catholic church and the prejudices prevailing among the popular classes.

Year: 2013
Local premiere date: 26. June 2014

Country of origin:

  • Croatia