Documentary
film “Lost Button”, directed by Vukadin, Tonković and Bubalo trio, will
be screened at this year’s edition of documentary film festival Zagreb
Dox. The film will be screened within the program of music documentaries (Music Globe). The
documentary is an exciting biographic story about Goran Ipe Ivandić,
the tragic drummer of the greatest rock band from the ex-Yugoslavia –
Bijelo Dugme.
The film goes back into the past when Ipe, still a kid,
came to a rock band that conquered the country with over 20 million
people in just a week. It reveals the story how this young man created
the image of a music sensation when he was only 20 years old, and why
his solos were the most spectacular part of their concerts. His fame was
ended at the peak of his carrier when the police found hashish in his
drums and put him to jail for two and a half years. This brutal
punishment destroyed him emotionally and psychologically so after the
prison Ipe was going through one crisis after another. He borrowed money
from usurers and got into debt, started businesses where he lost
everything, and finally his drama was ended by the mysterious death in
Belgrade. The film shows some of the most unforgettable moments in the
history of ex-Yugoslav rock, virtuosities of Bebek, Bregović, Redžić,
Pravdić and Ipe Ivandić, unforgettable scenes from the concert at
Hajdučka česma (Belgrade). Through the interviews with a line of
interesting witnesses the film reveals a wider story of Bijelo Dugme,
rock ‘n’ roll and communism...
The
film had its premiere at last year’s Mediterranean Film Festival in
Široki Brijeg. The producers of the film are Kadar production from
Široki Brijeg, Olimp from Zagreb, and One Sand production from Austria.
This year’s 11th Zagreb Dox will be held from February 22 till March 1. We wish good luck to the authors.
