
Blaž Setnikar
Acting
Biography
Blaz Setnikar is a classically and modern trained multilingual actor who graduated at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana. He has since regularly appeared as a part of the main cast in the popular TV series, e.g. Najini mostovi (Our Bridges), Reka ljubezni (The River of Love), Takle mamo (Household Scenes) and awarded films Posledice (Consequences), Psi brezčasja (Case: Osterberg), Vloga za Emo (Changing Emma), Do takrat pa… (Until then…) and others. He has been fully engaged with all the major theatres in the country over the years. He has received The Slovenian Association of Dramatic Artists award, Julia Award and Sever award and was a part of 20th edition of Sarajevo Film Festival Talents program. He strives towards diversity of genres as well as the characters he portrays.
Known For

An original Slovenian series that will take us to an idyllic world by the Krka river. The central characters of the series are Irena Rot and Rok Slak, a charming photographer from the city and a nice carpenter from Dolenjska. Their path to happiness will be anything but easy. In a seemingly idyllic village, suspicious things begin to happen, namely someone incites fires and sows fear in the bones of the villagers and firefighters. It seems that some can't wait to stretch their claws around the necks of romantic couples, but it's the fire that ignites the first sparks of love.
The River of Love

After being sent to a youth detention centre, 18-year-old Andrej has to fight for his place within the group of inmates while getting closer to Željko, their informal leader, and struggling to keep his repressed secret in the dark.
Consequences

How did a corpse become a corpse? Five different stories. Each one different, with conflicting facts and the truth lying somewhere in between. Bizarre situations, comic plots, surprising discoveries and the question again and again - how did the corpse become a corpse?
Corpse

In the middle of a hot summer, a homeless woman is murdered in the centre of Ljubljana. At least as much as her death is troubled by the fact that the murder took place in a park right next to the General Police Administration. In addition to Taras's and Tina's relationship, resentment is being drawn from the events at Lake Bohinj over Taras' treatment of the spoiled son of an influential man, so the head of Drvarič assigns the management of the case to Tini instead of Taras. The start of the investigation is not the most promising, as none of the occupants of the park detected anything unusual, even though the windows look out of all the apartments. Yet a criminal investigation reveals that one of them wasn't the most honest.
Lenin's Park

"So it has come to this..." is certainly the most common closing thought of three couples of different generations who each find themselves facing new challenges in life. Marija and Štefan are pensioners who often almost kill each other out of boredom. Darja and Tomaž are a middle-aged couple whose only son went to study abroad. Nika and Matic are a young couple who have just started their journey together. Nika is dominant and very disciplined, while Matic is a dreamer and an artistic soul. Which, of course, is the reason for many arguments.
So it has come to this ...

Two sons wait for their father on the day he is released from prison. They go duck hunting together, like they did before he was locked up.
Duck Hunting

Two down-and-outs bonded together in misfortune devise a plan to rob a small town amusement arcade.
The Belly of the Whale

A historical saga, based on personal stories and the history of Brda (a region near the border in the west of Slovenia), depicts a bloody history of Europe, full of wars, nationalisms and at the same time cohabitation, which is always personal and common to everyone.
Vandima
A film about short-lived Slovenian war of independence.
1991 – The Unshot Bullet

After an assassination attempt, a broke mob wife takes over his husband's dirty work and collects her husband's debt with the help of her best friend - a hairdresser and her step daughter.
Girls Don't Cry

In this intelligent mix of Sofia Coppola’s “Lost in Translation” and Christopher Nolan’s “Memento”, the protagonist Rok loses his memory and is seemingly turning into a better man. Or will his ultra-radical past take over his personality again?
Wake Me

Inspired by a real event, the film follows 27-year-old Lara (newcomer Diana Kolenc), a paramedic intern who helps bring 30-year-old Kristijan (Vito Weiss) into the hospital, after he was brutally beaten on a Facebook live stream that was seen by 20,000 people and no one called the police. Although Kristijan is in a coma, Lara starts to receive video clips from his Facebook profile, showing unidentified persons watching him get beaten. She reports this to detective Borut (Jure Henigman, from A Trip and Dual), who starts an investigation. All the observers, who appear in the video clips, will become Lara’s nightmare in her real life. She soon realizes that she is also an accomplice in this horrible event.
Observing

After being away for four years, Rok Osterberg returns to his home town to investigate the murder of his younger brother Maks. As Maks was involved in illegal business, nobody seems to care about his death. The only person willing to help is a family friend, Inspector Kramer. Back home, Osterberg must face people from his past.
Case: Osterberg

This film is a homage to the life, career and fears of Slovenian actor Peter Musevski. He was always Pero for me, not Peter.
Pero
Sarajevo Songs of Woe is a filmic triptych containing of the two tales (“Blue Ballad for Lovers” / “Blue Rondo for Survivors”) and the connecting middle part “Blue Psalm for Wolves” flowing into each other and so being united and building up one universal mosaic of life situated in Sarajevo.
Sarajevo Songs of Woe

An intimate portrait of the family of Jure Šterk, the first Slovenian to sail the globe alone.
Lunatic

A detective runs into his violent brother he hasn't seen in twelve years. While trying to help him, his actions trigger repercussions that will shake their lives to the core.