The documentary Accidental Son is an autobiographic story of Robert Zuber. As a child, Robert grew up in a children’s home and was later adopted by a foster family. He never paid much attention to it because his foster parents loved him as their own child. But, after the death of his foster mother, the bureaucratic apparatus tries to convince him that he actually has no parents. On his 31st birthday, Robert decides to straighten things out. He gets in touch with his biological mother and tries to find out the facts of his early childhood. At the same time, he wants to know who his biological father is. This search is full surprises. The film is a part of UNICEF’s campaign ‘Every Child Needs a Family'.
Tomislav Mršić
Tomislav Mršić was born in Zagreb in 1972. He is the author of many documentary films and broadcasts. At DHF, he was awarded as the best debutant (‘Šala nije na liniji 310’, 2000); he4 received Oktavijan Award for short documentary (‘Rio bravar’, 2001) and Golden Oillamp for ‘Čardak i na nebu i na zemlji’, 2006.
Robert Tomić Zuber
Robert Tomić Zuber was born in 1976 in Pula. He works as a journalist and editor in print media, radio and television. After 11 years of working for the Croatian Radiotelevision, in 2016 he resigned and set up his own production company, TOROlab. In 2001, he directed Dreams from a Railway Station, documenting Đorđe Balašević’s three-day stay and charity concert at the Pula Arena. His documentary, The Accidental Son, screened at ZagrebDox in 2008 and his Mila Seeking Senida (2010) at its 2014 edition. Candidate, a film he co-directed with Tomislav Pulić, screened at the 2016 ZagrebDox and You Can Be Whatever You Want (2016) at the 2017 ZagrebDox. He is a lecturer at Vern Polytechnic.
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Slučajni sin
Croatia
2007, 55', color, video
Directed by:
Tomislav Mršić, Robert Tomić Zuber
Screenplay by:
Davorin Šišmanović, Robert Zuber
Cinematography:
Alan Stanković
Edited by:
Hrvoje Mršić
Music:
Danijel Maoduš
Producer:
Damir Terešak
