Slumbering concrete 1+2

Betonski spavači, directed by Saša Ban, HR, 51+49 min., HR + EN subtitles

Croatian miniseries mapping the post-war architecture on Adriatic, monumental project that are left abandoned to this day. It praises late-modernist buildings and shows how, through them, Yugoslavia bounced between socialism and capitalism, while asking how it could be brought back to life.

The first part focuses on the Haludovo resort, where world politicians, American gamblers, Yugoslavian celebrities and ordinary people met. The second part follows smaller modernist hotels on the Adriatic Highway.