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War. The truce has been recently signed and the squad known as The Blacks needs to be disbanded. Ivo, the squad commander, plans a mission to retrieve the bodies of three of his men from the forest. The surviving members of the squad move into action and find that the enemy they have been searching for is where they least expect – inside themselves.
Goran Dević
Goran Dević (1971) graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art, where he currently teaches at the Department of Film and TV Directing. A selection of his award-winning documentaries include: Imported Crows (2004), I Have Nothing Nice to Say to You (2006), Three (2008), Happy Land (2009), The Flood (2010) and Two Furnaces for Udarnik Josip Trojko (2012). The Blacks, which he co-wrote and co-directed with Zvonimir Jurić, marks his debut as a feature filmmaker.
Zvonimir Jurić

Zvonimir Jurić (1971) graduated in film and TV directing from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art in 1999. He wrote and directed the feature film The One Who Will Stay Unnoticed (2003), one segment of the Sex, Booze and Short Fuse omnibus (2005), and several acclaimed documentaries. His fiction short Yellow Moon (2009), a segment of the Zagreb Stories omnibus, was selected for the prestigious Berlinale Shorts Programme in 2010. Together with Goran Devčić, he co-wrote and co-directed the feature film The Blacks (2009), which won them the Golden Arena for Best Director at the 56th Pula Film Festival and was the official Croatian submission for the Academy Awards nominations for Best Foreign Language Film.
Franjo Dijak, Rakan Rushaidat, Stjepan Pete, NIkša Butijer, Krešimir Mikić, Ivo Gregurević, Emir Hadžihafizbegović
2010. Award European Competition (Best Film) – Crossing Europe Film Festival
2010. Bauer Award for Best Regional Film – Motovun Film Festival
2009. FIPRESCI Award, Lubina Special Prize for Best Director – 19th Filmfestival Cottbus
2009. olden Arena for Best Director, Golden Arena for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Special Golden Arena for Sound – Pula Film Festival
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