Regional Competition

Gangster of Love

Nebojša Slijepčević
Screening time  
24.02. / Sunday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 1  
24.02. / Sunday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 4  
24.02. / Sunday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 3  
24.02. / Sunday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 5  
27.02. / Wednesday, 14:00 - 16:00 Theatre 4  
27.02. / Wednesday, 22:00 - 00:00 Theatre 2  
03.03. / Sunday, 14:00 - 16:00 Theatre 4  
03.03. / Sunday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 5  
03.03. / Sunday, 22:00 - 00:00 Theatre 3  
Matchmaker Nediljko Babic, also known as "Gangster", helps a Bulgarian single mother find a new husband in Croatia. But a series of comically disastrous dates discloses the true nature of conservative Croatian men.

Nediljko Babić aka Gangster devoted his life to helping young men and women from his mountain region to find a soul mate. But lately his job is more difficult than ever - women do not want to live in villages anymore. In recent years Gangster’s clients have mostly been uneducated middle-aged men, seemingly desperate to find a life partner. When Maya (33), young and pretty Bulgarian girl, comes to Gangster looking for a new husband, it seems that it will be an easy case for him. But the fact that she is a single mother, and a foreigner, makes it a mission impossible for Gangster – it seems that Croatian guys, no matter how desperate they are to find a woman, do not want a Bulgarian with a child.

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Nebojša Slijepčević

Nebojsa Slijepčević was born in 1973 in Zagreb, Croatia. In 2005, he graduated in Film Directing from the Academy of Drama and Art in Zagreb. He has directed numerous creative documentaries that were widely shown and awarded multiple times at many international festivals. ZagrebDox screened many of his documentaries, following his work closely. He is a three times nominee for Prix Europa Award for his TV documentaries. His first documentary feature, the international co-production Gangster of Love, premiered at Hot Docs and it was one of the biggest box-office successes in Croatia, winning the Audience Award at 2013 ZagrebDox. His latest documentary feature Srbenka (2018) premiered at Visions du Réel and received the Buyens-Chagoll Award, followed by the Heart of Sarajevo for best documentary and the Audence Award at Sarajevo Film Festival and many more. He is also an educator, mentoring and lecturing at Restart's School of Documentary Film in Zagreb.

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Gangster te voli

Croatia
2013, 78', video

Directed by:
Nebojša Slijepčević

Screenplay by:
Nebojša Slijepčević, Vanja Jambrović

Cinematography:
Nebojša Slijepčević

Edited by:
Nebojša Slijepčević, Iva Kraljević

Music:
Augustin Kujundžić Ago

Producer:
Vanja Jambrović

Produced by:
Restart

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