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Grandfather Jura (Pavle Vuisić) and his grandson Marijan (Srđan Mimica) are returning from the livestock fair where they sold their horse. On the way, they are intercepted by the forester Ivan (Boris Dvornik) and his friend Matijević (Fabijan Šovagović) whose intention is to rob and kill them. The grandfather confronts both of them and draws attention away from the grandson, who runs away into the forest and finds shelter with the forester’s wife (Neda Spasojević). This anthology production by Vatroslav Mimica won Golden Arenas for Best Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography at the Pula Film Festival. A thriller with elements of horror, The Event represents a departure from Mimica’s modernist style of the time and the ultimate return to genre.