In the autumn of 1942, during a great flood, a group of prisoners from the Jasenovac concentration camp, led by an experienced ustasha named Nikola and a young man, Martin, sets out in search of firewood and goalposts. Among the prisoners is the celebrated footballer Pavle Löw. An encounter with a partisan reconnaissance unit changes their fates, forcing the prisoners to make a difficult decision: join the Partisans and risk Ustasha retaliation against those remaining in the camp, or return to the camp themselves.

Goran Dević

Goran Dević was born in Sisak, Croatia, in 1971. He studied law, archaeology, and film at the Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb. Dević’s diverse filmography includes numerous documentaries and short films. He is the co-founder of the film production company 15th Art Production (Petnaesta umjetnost) and teaches documentary filmmaking at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. Dević is the author of several award-winning documentaries, including On The Water (2018), The Steel Mill Café (2017), 65+ (2016), Two Furnaces for Udarnik Josip Trojko (2012), Don Juan: Excuse Me, Miss (2010), The Flood (2010), Happy Land (2009), Three (2008), I Have Nothing Nice to Say to You (2005), and Imported Crows (2004), among others. His feature film debut, The Blacks (2009), co-directed with Zvonimir Jurić, received critical acclaim and numerous awards, including Grand Prix at the Ljubljana Film Festival (Slovenia, 2009). Grand Prix at the Auteur Film Festival (Serbia, 2009), FIPRESCI Award at the Cottbus Film Festival (Germany, 2009), Special Award for Directing at the Cottbus Film Festival (Germany, 2009), Golden Arena for Directing at the Pula Film Festival (Croatia, 2009), Golden Arena for Best Supporting Role at the Pula Film Festival (Croatia, 2009), Golden Arena for Sound Design at the Pula Film Festival (Croatia, 2009). Retrospectives of his documentaries have been showcased at prestigious venues such as Arsenal Berlin and the Crossing Europe Film Festival in Linz. His documentary Pavilion 6 is the first Croatian film purchased by the BBC.