Gangster of Love

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: they would rather die alone than marry a foreigner with a child.

Croatia, Germany, Romania
80' / 58'

Working title:
Arranged Marriages

Directed by:
Nebojša Slijepčević

Producer:
Vanja Jambrović

Produced by:
Restart in co-production with Kloos & Co. Medien GmbH, Subcultura Films, Fade In

Distribution:
Restart Label

Sales Agent:
Rise and Shine

official website

Restart
Trg Vladka Maceka 1
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
T. +385918930675
F. +38515573860
E. vanja@restarted.hr
www.restarted.hr/en

Festivals & Awards:

ZagrebDox 2013 - world premiere / opening film - Audience Award; Hot Docs 2013, Toronto; Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2013; Karlovy Vary IFF 2013 - European premiere; Sarajevo Film Festival 2013; Mediteran Film Festival 2013, Široki Brijeg – Audience Award; Dokufest 2013, Prizren, Kosovo; Liburnia Film Festival 2013, Ičići; Vukovar Film festival 2013; Raindance Film Festival 2013, London; Let’s Cee Film Festival 2013, Wienna; Flahertiana International Documentary Film Festival 2013, Perm; Dokuart, Bjelovar 2013 - Audience Award; Astra Film Festival, Sibiu 2013; Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Arkansas, USA 2013; Prix Europa Best TV Documentary Nomination 2013; Minsk International Film Festival Listapad 2013, Minsk, Belarus - Special prize from Radio «Unistar» «For an ironic view of reality»; Free Zone, Belgrade 2013; Malatya International Film Festival, Turkey 2013

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