BEAUTIFUL EVENING, BEAUTIFUL DAY

Set in 1957 Yugoslavia, four gay former partisan fighters—Lovro, Nenad, Stevan, and Ivan—have become celebrated filmmakers. Yet their art clashes withCommunist regime’s rigid censorship when they insist on showcasing dissent and romantic nuance. Tasked with monitoring and undermining them, a party loyalist named Emir enters their circle, forcing loyalties to fracture. Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day is a sweeping historical epic and testament to love, loyalty, art, and friendship under surveillance. Lushly shot and politically resonant, Ivona Juka’s bold drama illuminates the enduring fight for creative and personal freedom. Selected as Croatia’s official submission for the 2025 Academy Award for Best International Feature