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The Priest's Children
Don Fabijan is a young priest who comes to serve on an unnamed small island in the Adriatic. In order to help increase birth rate on the island, he decides to pierce condoms before they are sold. He therefore teams up with the newsagent Petar and the pharmacist Marin. After they abolish all forms of birth control on the entire island, the consequences become more and more complicated.
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Plot Summary
In a remote Croatian island village, the church holds immense power, and the priest has decreed that no one can have children without his blessing. When the community faces a population decline, a new priest arrives and begins to question the established order. He uncovers secrets and hypocrisy as he tries to revitalize the village and challenge the long-standing traditions.
Critical Reception
The Priest's Children was met with a mixed to positive reception, praised for its dark humor and social commentary, though some found its satire to be heavy-handed. It resonated with audiences for its bold exploration of tradition versus modernity and the role of religion in society.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its satirical take on religious and social issues.
Noted for its dark humor and willingness to tackle controversial themes.
Some critics found the humor to be overly blunt or the message repetitive.
Google audience: Audience reception on Google is not widely available for this specific film.
Awards & Accolades
Screened at the Montreal World Film Festival and won awards at the Pula Film Festival, including Best Actor for Krešimir Mikić.
Fun Fact
The film's provocative premise led to discussions about the influence of the Catholic Church in Croatian society.
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