Guardian of the Castle

Guardian of the Castle (Croatian: Čuvar dvorca) is a Croatian four-part TV mini-series made available via the on-demand video streaming service Walter Presents.

Set mostly in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia, in the mid-1980s, Guardian of the Castle' is is a slow-burning thriller based on the novel No-Signal Area by the award-winning Croatian author Robert Perišić.[1]

The mini-series follows Boris Biscan (the late Ivo Gregurevic), a loyal mid-level functionary with the National Security Service who leads a lonely and colorless life apart from his estranged daughter. At 60 years old, he is now grappling with the changes happening all around him — notably the gradual collapse of both "the socialist system and constitutional order of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" and the intelligence community, as evidenced by the self-serving actions and behaviour of many of his comrades.[1]

Walter Iuzzolino is responsible for selecting the content for the eponymous Walter Presents range of free streaming foreign language TV drama.

Episodes

Episode 1

1979: Agent 'Dragi' kills his associate Damir Kolar, head of the so-called Croatian Liberation Camp. Ten years later, 'Dragi' and UDBA employee Boris Biscan witness changes in the political system.

Episode 2

After a failed assassination ordered by UDBA, 'Dragi' is suspended. Two small-time criminals are apprehended after trying to rob an Austrian dealer, but their arrest will have dramatic consequences.

Episode 3

Goran, Zdravko and Maja are recruited to help 'Dragi' and Biscan in their actions against Croatian immigrant Dozet. The three young criminals are blackmailed and then forced to follow orders.

Episode 4

The preparations are all finished, and the agents are ready to execute the assassination against Dozet. But once their target's daughter becomes involved, the plan takes a very different turn.[2]

References
  1. "Guardian of the Castle: Croatian Political Thriller Set to Premiere in the US". The Euro TV Place.
  2. "Guardian of the Castle - On Demand - All 4". channel4.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.


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