The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatian: Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti) is a 2024 Croatian short drama film, written and directed by Nebojša Slijepčević. Shot at the Zagreb Glavni kolodvor, the film dramatizes the Štrpci massacre of 1993, when 18 Muslims and 1 Croat were pulled off a train by the Serbian White Eagles paramilitary group and massacred; it centres on Tomo Buzov (Dragan Mićanović), the sole non-Bosniak passenger on the train who tried to stand up against the attackers.

The film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was the winner of the Short Film Palme d'Or. It also won European Short Film at the 37th European Film Awards. It was shortlisted for the Best Live Action Short Film category, and eventually becoming the nominee in the same category for 97th Academy Awards, becoming the first Croatian film to get nominated for an Academy Award in that category, and first Croatian film overall to get nominated for an Academy Award since the independence of Croatia. The film got selection at the 2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival 2025 under the World Lenses section.