The Blacks
Film poster
CroatianCrnci
Directed byGoran Dević
Zvonimir Jurić
Written byGoran Dević
Zvonimir Jurić
Produced byAnkica Jurić-Tilić
StarringIvo Gregurević
CinematographyBranko Linta
Edited byVanja Sirucek
Release dates
  • 20 July 2009 (2009-07-20) (Pula Film Festival)
  • 3 February 2010 (2010-02-03) (Croatia)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCroatia
LanguageCroatian
BudgetHRK 3.7 million[1]

The Blacks (Croatian: Crnci) is a 2009 Croatian drama film directed by Goran Dević and Zvonimir Jurić. The film was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[2] but it did not make the final shortlist.[3]

Plot

The main title of the film refers to a fictional paramilitary formation, which uses the nickname of a unit of the Croatian paramilitary known as the Croatian defence forces and by the German occupied Independent State of Croatia during World War II.[4]The plot takes place in the post-war Osijek. The soldiers were given the task of retrieving the bodies of fallen comrades from the minefield.[5] The plot includes real events related to the "Garage" case, a war crime in which Serb prisoners of war were tortured.[4]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Recipients Result
Pula Film Festival.[6] 2009 Best Director Goran Dević
Zvonimir Jurić		 Won
Best Sound Editing Dubravka Premar Won
Best Supporting Actor Nikša Butijer Won
Ljubljana International Film Festival[6] The Kingfisher Award Goran Dević
Zvonimir Jurić		 Won

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Zvonimir Jurić: 'Crnci' nije antihrvatski film". dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 20 August 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Blacks represents Croatia for Oscar bid". filmneweurope.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  4. 1 2 "The Blacks". Cineuropa. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "'Crnci' su prvi hrvatski ratni film oslobođen ideologije'". dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 27 July 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 "The Blacks: Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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