Đelo Jusić

A corrupt village commissar insists on mounting a production of Hamlet. The clever local teacher, however, casts the son of a man framed for theft as Hamlet, and the commissar as the usurping king, leading to a climax of truly Shakespearean proportions.

Thistle the magician and his forest friends take on the emperor Mrazomor and his horde of ice witches.

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.

Mr. Djelo Jusic (1939 – 2019) was a composer, musician, conductor, arranger and lyricist. He founded the choir Mali raspjevani Dubrovnik, which has been active for 50 years. He has written music for theater, ballet, movies, TV series and shows.

Tereza Kesovija, an internationally acclaimed recording artist from Dubrovnik (Croatia), speaks about her life and career.