Mensud fought in the Bosnian war, defending his hometown Mostar and the Old Bridge. Now that peace has returned and the 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, his best player, cannot stand this struggle any longer. He dreams of playing for a major European team and living in a safe environment.
Marco Torrisi (assistente alla post-produzione); Vladimir Rakic (sound design); Fulvia Troja (fotografo di scena)
Superottimisti - Archivio regionale di film di famiglia (immagini di repertorio)
2009 Prix Europe 2009 - selection
19/07/2009 Sarajevo - Sarajevo Film Festival
11/07/2009 Casalecchio di Reno - Centro sportivo S. Allende
7/2009 Bardonecchia (TO) - Documentary in Europe
6/2009 Genova Genova Film Festival
3/2009 Torino - Piemonte Movie 2009- Un anno di cinema sotto la Mole
21/01/2009 Trieste - Trieste Film Festival - 2° Classificato Premio del Pubblico concorso Doc
28/11/2008 Milano - Festival Filmaker di Milano
11/2008 Amsterdam - IDFA International Doc Film Festival Amsterdam