Damir Urban

A biographic documentary about a punk-rock icon who surpassed the music and became a symbol of common sense and free thinking.

As the sun of the New Wave was setting, a new music scene was being born which passed under the large record companies’ radar. The underground scene in Croatia was incoherent, many tried to find their way through different subspecies of post art rock and new wave. Zdenko Franjić, a former employee of the National Bank of Croatia, a passionate lover of underground, psychobilly, garage rock and indie music, decided to establish an independent record label. The label was independent in every sense of the word, he financed it himself and copied the tapes he issued, he made his own covers and revealed new bands. The peak was the vinyl edition called "Bombardiranje New Yorka", a compilation that turned everything upside down…

A documentary about rich history of rock scene in Rijeka, Croatia.

The film was made in 2005 and consists of two parts, each lasting 52 minutes. Each part contains 14 stories (average length about 3.5 minutes) from the history of Croatian popular music that once attracted the greatest public attention and which, due to their content and main protagonists, cannot be called anything other than shocking.

Bobo, a young man, kills two criminals in self-defense. Afterwards, upon his lawyer's advice, he turns himself to the police. He ends up in a mental hospital from which he soon escapes and meets with his girlfriend. The police and a young ambitious reporter pursue him.

Crossword about seven interconnected stories of love, friendship, affection, guns, Balkan, stupidity and people caught in the moment.