Vinko Brešan

Vinko Brešan is a Croatian film director best known for directing several notable Croatian black comedies. Brešan emerged into prominence in Croatia and abroad with three critically acclaimed and award-winning films that, each in its own way, broke some of the perceived taboos of Croatian cinema in the 1990s. Brešan was born in Zagreb to a mother, writer Jelena Godlar-Brešan, who was of part Jewish descent, and famous playwright and screenwriter Ivo Brešan.