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.
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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