Gangster of Love
Gangster Te Voli, Croatia, Germany, Romania, 75 min, 52 min, Digi Beta, HD, Creative, Drama doc, Society
Gangster of Love is a documentary comedy which points out some serious social issues. The story takes place in the mountainous Balkan region on the historical border of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Our film follows matchmaker Nedjeljko Babic aka Gangster. His life is devoted to helping young men and women from the region to find a soul mate. But lately his job has been more difficult than ever - women do not want to live in villages anymore. When Maya, a young Bulgarian girl, comes to Gangster looking for a new boyfriend, it seems that it will be an easy case for him. But the fact that she is the mother of a 3-year-old, and a foreigner, makes it 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. Her case discloses all the tragic absurdity of the traditional men in modern society: although they are lonely and desperate to find a woman, their stubborn conservatism prevents them in adopting different.
Director:
Nebojša Slijepčević
Producer:
Vanja Jambrović
Co Producer:
Florin Iepan, Stefan Kloos
Screenplay:
Nebojša Slijepčević, Vanja Jambrović
Director of photography:
Nebojša Slijepčević
Sound:
Vanja Jambrović, Nebojša Slijepčević
Editor:
Andrija Zafranovic, Iva Kraljevic
Languages:
Croatian, German
Subtitles:
Croatian
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(Production company)
Trg Vladka Mačeka 1
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Sub-Cult-Ura Production
(Coproduction company)
Str. Tudor Vladimirescu nr. 65
307160 Dumbravita, Timis, Romania
Kloos & Co. Medien GmbH
(Coproduction company)
Schlesische Strasse 29/30
10997 Berlin, Germany
Hot Docs 2013, Canada
HAVC (Croatian Audiovisual Center) - development, production; Romanian CNC Fund; ZDF / ARTE; City Council Rijeka