''The Blacks'' ( hr, Crnci) is a 2009 Croatian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by Goran Dević and Zvonimir Jurić. The film was selected as the Croatian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
83rd Academy Awards,
but it did not make the final shortlist.
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
The Croatian Defence Forces ( hr, Hrvatske obrambene snage or HOS) were the paramilitary arm of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) from 1991 to 1992, during the first stages of the Yugoslav wars. During the Croatian War of Independence, the HOS ...
and by the German occupied
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia ( sh, Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH; german: Unabhängiger Staat Kroatien; it, Stato indipendente di Croazia) was a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. It was established in p ...
during
World War II
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.
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.
The plot includes real events related to the "Garage" case, a
war crime in which Serb
prisoners of war were tortured.
Cast
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Ivo Gregurević
Ivo Gregurević (; 7 October 1952 – 1 January 2019) was a Croatian film, theatre and television actor. Throughout over a quarter of a century, Gregurević played rural bullies and arrogant nouveau riche and became one of Croatia's best known ...
as Ivo
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Krešimir Mikić
Krešimir Mikić (; born 17 April 1974) is a Croatian theatre and film actor. He is known for his roles in acclaimed feature films, including Zlatko in '' Sex, Drink and Bloodshed'', Krešo in '' I Love You'', Mirko in ''The Melon Route'', and Do ...
as Barišić
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Franjo Dijak
Franjo Dijak (born 2 June 1977) is a Croatian actor. He appeared in more than twenty films since 1997.
Dijak provides the voice of Po in the Croatian dub of the entire Kung Fu Panda franchise.
Selected filmography
References
External l ...
as Franjo
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Rakan Rushaidat
Rakan Rushaidat ( ar, راكان روشيدت; born 25 October 1977) is a Croatian actor. He has starred in numerous commercially and critically acclaimed Croatian films, including '' Sex, Drink and Bloodshed'' (2003), '' The One Who Will Stay U ...
as Darko
*
Nikša Butijer Nikša (Никша) is a given name and a Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian alternative of Nicolas / Nikola. It may refer to:
* Nikša Bratoš (born 1959), Bosnian musician who gained fame in former Yugoslavia, member of bands Valentino and Crvena jabuka
* ...
as Saran
*
Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Emir Hadžihafizbegović (; born 20 August 1961) is a Bosnian actor. Often regarded as one of the best actors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, he has appeared in over fifty films, including ''When Father Was Away on Business'' (1985), ''Remake'' (2003 ...
as Lega
*
Stjepan Pete as File
*
Saša Anočić as Vozač
Awards and nominations
See also
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References
External links
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2009 films
2000s Croatian-language films
2000s war drama films
Works about the Croatian War of Independence
Yugoslav Wars films
Croatian war drama films
2009 drama films
Croatian World War II films