BAD BLUE BOYS
(Panj pun olova)
Croatia, documentary, 27 min

Director/Screenwriter: Branko Schmidt
Producer: Anita Juka
Production Company: 4 Film Ltd., Zagreb, Croatia
Co-Producers: Croatian Television, O.M.G., Zagreb, Croatia
Camera: Dragan Ruljancic
Editors: Vesna Lazeta and Hrvoje Morsic
Sound: Damir Tepes, Ruben Albahari

Synopsis
A traumatized war veteran attempts to reintegrate into the Croatian society by going through the motions: sharing meals with his family, toiling in his workshop, a visit to the cabin, and meeting with friends. But despite his best efforts to forget the war experience, it continues to haunt him. Bad Blue Boys is a faceless confession of pain and a testament to the profound and lasting effects of war.

Awards
Jury Prize for Best Screenplay, Croatian Film Days, 2007

Festivals:
Sarajevo Film Festival 2007 – Official competition
Free Zone Belgrade 2007 – Official competition
6st CineDays Film Festival 2007 – Official Competition
Punto de Vista Film Festival 2008 – official competition
ZagrebDox 2008 - official competition
FEST Belgrade 2008 – official competition
Hot Docs 2008 – official competition
Rozstaje Film Europy 2008 – official competition
Oberhausen International Festival of Short Film – official competition
IKFF Hamburg - official competition
Dokufest, Prizren, Kosova – official competition
Split Film Festival – official competition
Uppsala International Film Festival – official competition
“ Cinema Verite" Iran International Documentary Film Festival - official competition
Jihlava International documentary film Festival
Verzio International Film Festival

Director Branko Schmidt
The acclaimed Croatian film director Branko Schmidt was born in Osijek in 1957. He graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts, in Zagreb, Croatia, with a degree in film and television directing. In 1998 he directed his first feature-length film, Sokol Did Not Love Him, winning the Debutant of the Year award at the Pula Film Festival, Croatia.

Filmography:
The Melon Route, 2006,
Queen of the Night, 2001,
The Old Oak Blues (aka Heart is Not Trendy), 1999
Mass for the New Life, 1998
Christmas in Vienna, 1997
Vukovar: The Way Home, 1994
Memento of Vukovar , 1993
Six Seconds for Life, 1992
Evil Blood (aka Djuka Begovic), 1991
Sokol Did Not Love Him, 1988
Gentleman’s Life of Stipe Zvonarev, 1988 (TV)
Hildegard, 1983 (TV)
Early Maturing of Marko Kovac, 1981 (TV)

DVD Source:
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