Aloa: Festivity of the Whores

Aloa: Festivity of the Whores
Directed byLordan Zafranović
Written byLordan Zafranović
Veljko Barbieri
Based onZatvor od oleandrovog lišća
by Veljko Barbieri
Produced bySulejman Kapić
Miroslav Lilić
StarringNeda Arnerić
Ranko Zidarić
Stevo Žigon
Dušica Žegarac
CinematographyAndrija Pivčević
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
120 minute
CountryYugoslavia
LanguageSerbo-Croatian

Aloa: Festivity of the Whores (Serbo-Croatian: Haloa – Praznik kurvi) is a 1988 Yugoslav film directed by Lordan Zafranović.[1] It is based on a novel by Veljko Barbieri.[2] The film is also known in English as Aloa - The Whores' Feast[3] or Aloa: The Whores' Festival.[4]

The film was presented as an example in Yugoslavian film, of a portrayal of a "sexually active female whose liberated eroticisim is smothered by death".[5]

The film received the Critics' Award at the Pula Film Festival,[6] where Neda Arnerić received the Golden Arena for Best Actress for her role in the film.[7][8] It was screened at the Venice festival.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Haloa (Praznik kurvi) - Haloa (Praznik kurvi)". Kino Tuškanac. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  2. ^ "Haloa - praznik kurvi". Baza HR kinematografije (in Croatian). Croatian Film Association. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ Variety. Garland Pub. 1987. ISBN 978-0-8352-2667-7. Retrieved 2025-10-28. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Nježić, Tatjana. "Lordan Zafranović for NIN: I am afraid that our fears will come true". Nin online. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  5. ^ Vuković, Vesi (2022). Women in the Wave: Representation of Female Characters in Yugoslav New Film and Black Wave (PhD). University of Bremen.
  6. ^ a b "Lordan Zafranović - director and screenwriter". www.lordanzafranovic.com. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  7. ^ "Film – Haloa, praznik kurvi [Tema: Jadran]". Fenomeni. 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  8. ^ Polimac, Nenad (January 18, 2020). "A beautiful kid that Yugoslavia loved". Vijesti.