The Sunken Cemetery

The Sunken Cemetery () is a 2002 Croatian film directed by Mladen Juran. The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name by Goran Tribuson. It was filmed on a 4.2 million Croatian kuna budget.

Plot
After many years spent abroad, Ivan (Sven Medvešek), a man in his early forties returns to the town of his birth. He is trying to solve the mystery of his childhood, of which he has no memory. He starts by attempting to find his mother's grave, but the local cemetery is underwater, having been flooded by a nearby river. Ivan decides to stay in the town and find a job. Since his family home has been demolished, he moves into a house owned by an eccentric woman named Marilyn (Barbara Nola), and starts an intimate relationship with her. Soon he learns that Marilyn has a secret too, and so do the other locals...

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Category:2002 films
Category:Croatian films
Category:Croatian-language films
Category:Films based on Croatian novels
Category:Croatian drama films