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Mirko Kovač is a Scriptwriter Croate born on 26 december 1938 at Nikšić (Montenegro)

Mirko Kovač

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Nationality Croatie
Birth 26 december 1938 at Nikšić (Montenegro)
Death 19 august 2013 (at 74 years) at Rovinj (Croatie)
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Mirko Kovač (26 December 1938 – 19 August 2013) [1] was a Montenegrin, Croatian, and Serbian writer.

Kovač was born in the village of Petrovići near Nikšić (at the time in the Drina Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, now in Montenegro).

His works are novels: Gubilište, Moja sestra Elida, Malvina, Ruganje s dušom, Vrata od utrobe (which won him the NIN Prize in 1978), Uvod u drugi život, Kristalne rešetke, Grad u zrcalu, and collections of short stories: Rane Luke Meštrovića i Nebeski zaručnici; collection of essays: Evropska trulež i drugi eseji, Na odru, Cvjetanje mase, Elita gora od rulje; film scripts Okupacija u 26 slika and others. He published Knjiga pisama with Serbian writer Filip David.

He received: Serbian Andic prize 1987, Swedish PEN Tucholsky Award (1993), German Herder Prize (1995), Montenegrin Njegoš Award (2009) and Trinaestojulska award (2004), Slovenian Vilenica Award (2003), Croatian Vladimir Nazor Award (2008) etc. He lived in Belgrade but moved to Rovinj, Croatia, his wife's hometown, after Milošević came to power.
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Filmography of Mirko Kovač (7 films)

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Libertas
Libertas (2006)
, 2h10
Directed by Veljko Bulajić
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Sandra Ceccarelli, Goran Grgić, Radko Polič, Žarko Potočnjak, Ljubomir Kerekeš, Vlatko Dulić
Roles Writer
Rating50% 2.5411652.5411652.5411652.5411652.541165
The film is set in mid-16th century, at a time when the entire eastern Mediterranean is dominated by two great empires, the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, with the small but wealthy maritime republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik) managing to maintain its independence through diplomatic agreements.
Occupation in 26 Pictures
Occupation in 26 Pictures (1978)
, 1h56
Directed by Lordan Zafranović
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Frano Lasić, Milan Štrljić, Karlo Bulić, Bert Sotlar, Marija Kohn, Izet Hajdarhodžić
Roles Writer
Rating73% 3.6884453.6884453.6884453.6884453.688445
It shows three friends just before World War II in Dubrovnik - Miho (a Jew), Niko (a Croat) and Toni (an Italian) - who during the war undergo different fates. Toni joins the Ustaše. Miho's family becomes a target of prosecution. Niko's sister marries Toni in despite of her family's wishes. Niko after all joins the partisans.