The Blacks
- Zvonimir Jurić , Goran Dević
- Feature
- Drama , War
- 2009
- 75:32
- Feature
Availability: Worldwide
Synopsis
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.
Directors
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.
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.
Production
- Kinorama
Directors
- Zvonimir Jurić
- Goran Dević
Screenplay
- Goran Dević
- Zvonimir Jurić
Cast
- Franjo Dijak
- Rakan Rushaidat
- Stjepan Pete
- NIkša Butijer
- Krešimir Mikić
- Ivo Gregurević
- Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Editing
- Vanja Siruček
Costume Design
- Ivana Zozoli Vargović
Make-up Artist
- Irena Hadrović
- Mojca Gorogranc Petruševska
Production Designer
- Mladen Ožbolt
Director of Photography
- Branko Linta h.f.s.
Producer
- Ankica Jurić Tilić
Year
- 2009
Awards
Award European Competition (Best Film) – Crossing Europe Film Festival 2010
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Bauer Award for Best Regional Film – Motovun Film Festival 2010
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FIPRESCI Award, Lubina Special Prize for Best Director – 19th Filmfestival Cottbus 2009
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olden Arena for Best Director, Golden Arena for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Special Golden Arena for Sound – Pula Film Festival 2009
Production contact
Kinorama:
Šulekova 29, 1000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
T. +385 1 231 6787
www.kinorama.hr
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Production
- Kinorama
Directors
- Zvonimir Jurić
- Goran Dević
Screenplay
- Goran Dević
- Zvonimir Jurić
Cast
- Franjo Dijak
- Rakan Rushaidat
- Stjepan Pete
- NIkša Butijer
- Krešimir Mikić
- Ivo Gregurević
- Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Editing
- Vanja Siruček
Costume Design
- Ivana Zozoli Vargović
Make-up Artist
- Irena Hadrović
- Mojca Gorogranc Petruševska
Production Designer
- Mladen Ožbolt
Director of Photography
- Branko Linta h.f.s.
Producer
- Ankica Jurić Tilić
Year
- 2009
Awards
-
Award European Competition (Best Film) – Crossing Europe Film Festival 2010
-
Bauer Award for Best Regional Film – Motovun Film Festival 2010
-
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 2009
Production contact
Kinorama:
Šulekova 29, 1000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
T. +385 1 231 6787
www.kinorama.hr
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