Dražen is a compelling biopic about Dražen Petrović, a celebrated Croatian basketball player who led the Croatian national team in the 1992 Olympic Games where they reached the gold medal game against the powerhouse USA “Dream Team.” During his storied career, Petrović played for various European and NBA teams. Directed by Danilo Šerbedžija (Tereza37, EUFF 2022), the film highlights the athlete’s troubled personal life off the court as well as his unique, rebellious character, emphasizing his deep, complex relationship with basketball – a sport that was both his greatest passion and his curse. It also examines how his brash, flashy style clashes with the times, when Croatia was caught up in the cauldron of conflict that characterized the collapse of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s.