Bahrudin "Bato" Čengić (7 January 1931 – 16 October 2007) was a Bosnian screenwriter and film director who was active in Yugoslavia.
Biography Čengić was born in 1931, although some sources give 7 January 1933 as the date of birth.
During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Čengić filmed over 1,000 minutes of the Siege of Sarajevo, which he converted in a documentary "essay" called Sarajevo.
He appeared in the 2007 documentary Zabranjeni bez zabrane. Čengić died in Sarajevo on 16 October 2007, aged 76.
Filmography Films Year Film Notes 1962 Kozara assistant director; credited as Bato Čengić 1963 Dani assistant director1964 Narodni poslanik first assistant director; credited as Bato Čengić Na mesto građanine pokorni second assistant director 1966 Povratak assistant director; English title: The Return 1967 Mali vojnici English title: Playing Soldiers 1970 The Twelve Chairs assistant director; credited as Bato Čengić 1971 Uloga moje porodice u svjetskoj revoluciji writer; English title: The Role of My Family in the Revolution 1972 Slike iz života udarnika writer; English title: Life of a Shock Force Worker 1978 Ljubav i bijes first assistant director; credited as Bato Čengić 1983 Pismo - Glava writer; English title: Heads or Tails 1990 Gluvi barut writer; English title: Silent Gunpowder 1992 Albania
Documentaries Year Documentary Notes1955 Lasta writer Tehnika writer 1958 Deset na jednog writer1961 Čovjek bez lica writer Krilati karavani writer Ljudi sa rijeke writer 1966 Soyez le bienvenu, dobro došli writer 1980 Sarajevo drugačiji grad writer 1984 Rudnik danas writer 2007 Zabranjeni bez zabrane as himself; documentary
Television Year Show Notes 1976 Jagoš i Uglješa Television film; credited as Bato Čengić 1977 Zovem se Eli Television film 1978 Ljubav u jedanaestoj Television film 1979 Ujed Television film 1985 Ukazanje Gospe u selu Grabovica Television film; credited as Bato Čengić
Short films Year Short Notes 1976 Život je lijep writer 1981 Čovjek sa satom writer
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