Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day (2026): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2026, Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day is a drama and romance film directed by Ivona Juka, running about 137 minutes.

What it’s about. Spanning decades, the film follows lovers Lovro and Nenad and their friends Stevan and Ivan, a group of gay partisans who fought against the Ustashas and Nazis. Sixteen years later, they became renowned filmmakers navigating life in post-WWII Communist Yugoslavia. As they rise to fame, they are forced to create propaganda for the regime, risking everything to protect their identities and each other. In 1957 their sexual orientation raises suspicion, and a communist party loyalist named Emir is assigned to sabotage their careers and lives, a party loyalist hiding his own secrets, whose loyalties begin to falter. The pursuit of freedom becomes a fight for survival for the artists, while Emir's beliefs are challenged. Lush, intimate, and politically charged (and with startling parallels to our current political climate), Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day is a poignant story of resistance — against oppression, against silence, and for the freedom to live and love without fear.

Who’s in it. Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day stars Dado Ćosić as Lovro Horvat, Emir Hadžihafizbegović as Emir, Slaven Došlo as Stevan and Đorđe Galić as Nenad Miličić, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In CA you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day page.

If you liked it. Fans of Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.