The Blacks (film)
# The Blacks (film)

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, 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 and by the German occupied Independent State of Croatia during World War II.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

* Ivo Gregurević as Ivo
* Krešimir Mikić as Barišić
* Franjo Dijak as Franjo
* Rakan Rushaidat as Darko
* Nikša Butijer as Saran
* Emir Hadžihafizbegović as Lega
* Stjepan Pete as File
* Saša Anočić as Vozač

## Awards and nominations

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