The Film

Synopsis

Mensud fought in the Bosnian war, defending his hometown Mostar and the

Old Bridge. Now that peace has returned and the Old Bridge has been

rebuilt, Mensud is fighting once again, this time against the new

nationalist mentality.

Torn apart and enraged by ethnical conflict, Mostar is more like two

“ghettos” divided by a big boulevard, than the joyful Montmartre of the

Balkans that it  was before the war. From the pitch of the Velez

football school, the legendary team of Mostar, Mensud teaches an army

of kids the value of friendship and unity. His son, Dzenan,

one of his players, cannot stand this struggle any longer.

He dreams of playing for a major European team

and living in a safe environment.

CREDITS

Director: Claudia Tosi

Executive producer: Elena Filippini, Stefano Tealdi

Producer: Edoardo Fracchia

Co-producer: Petra Seliskar

Photography: Brand Ferro

Editing: Rasmus Høgdall Mølgaard

Assistant director: Nenad Orucevic

Sound design: Vladimir Rakic

Music composer: Daniele Rossi

Music performed by Like a shadow

A Stefilm production

In co-production with Petra Pan Film Production and Multicanal Iberia s.l.u

In association with

Lichtpunt, YLE FST, NRK, RTV BiH Bosnia-Erzegovina, RTV Slovenija, TSI

With the support of Slovenian Film Fund, Piemonte Doc Film Fund

Fondo Regionale per il Documentario  ,

Provincia di Modena, Assemblea Legislativa Regione Emilia-Romagna 

, UISP-Peacegames per Adottalapace, Movimenta 

Developed and distributed with the support of MEDIA Programme (UE)