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Factory to the Workers

HR 2021, 105 min, Srdan Kovacevic

“Here, the cleaning lady and the director are both workers”

Croatia, 2005. A machine tools plant is taken over by its workers. It turns into the only successful example of a factory occupation in post-socialist Europe. Ten years after this revolutionary turning point, the rebellious employee behind the occupation now strives to prevent a production shutdown. Sustainability depends on the sacrifices of the workers protecting their livelihood from the threats of a ruthless economy. For 5 years, director Srdan Kovacevic follows the inside story of the people who struggle to keep the once prestigious factory running. A decade later, the question remains: can the slogan “Factory to the Workers” be kept alive, or is it just a utopian dream?

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festivals

Sheffield Int. Documentary Festival 2021, UK | Sarajevo Film Festival 2021, BA | DocLisboa 2021, PT | FilmFestival Cottbus 2021, DE | Liburnia Film Festival 2021, HR | Triest Film Festival 2022, IT | Motovun Film Festival 2021, HR | True/False Film Festival 2022, US | Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival 2022, SI | Subversive Film Festival 2022, HR | Crossing Europe 2022, AT | DOK.fest München 2022, DE | Beldocs IDFF 2022, RS | Underhill Film Festival 2022, ME | Dani Hrvatskog filma 2022, HR | DokuFest Prizren 2022, XK | globalE Film Festival 2022, DE | Tirana International Film Festival 2022, AL

awards

Best Documentary Award (Triest Film Festival 2022) | Best Documentary Award (Crossing Europe 2022) | Best Regional Film Award (Underhill Film Festival 2022) | Best Croatian documentary film & „Grand prix“ (Dani Hrvatskog filma 2022) | Award „Oktavijan“ Croatian Society of Film Critics for the best Croatian documentary film | FIPRESCI best documentary film (Motovun Film Festival 2021) | Best documentary film (Liburnia Film Festival 2021)

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