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25/10/1995 Comedy, Drama, War 2h 50m
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ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COUNTRY

Overview

Black marketeers Marko and Blacky manufacture and sell weapons to the Communist resistance in WWII Belgrade, living the good life along the way. Marko's surreal duplicity propels him up the ranks of the Communist Party, and he eventually abandons Blacky and steals his girlfriend. After a lengthy stay in a below-ground shelter, the couple reemerges during the Yugoslav Civil War of the 1990s as Marko sees the opportunity to exploit the situation.

  1. Emir Kusturica

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

    Marko Dren

  2. Lazar Ristovski

    Petar 'Crni' Popara

  3. Mirjana Joković

    Natalija Zovkov

  4. Slavko Štimac

    Ivan Dren

  5. Ernst Stötzner

    Franz

  6. Srđan 'Žika' Todorović

    Jovan Popara

  7. Mirjana Karanović

    Vera

  8. Milena Pavlović Čučilović

    Jelena

  9. Danilo 'Bata' Stojković

    Deda

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-05-27
Though this is a bit hit and miss, and I do wonder just how many editions of the BBC's "'Allo 'Allo" director Emir Kusturica had watched, this is still quite an entertaining look at the evolution of Yugoslavia from it's wartime Chetnik phase through until the dismantling of the country following the death of Tito. It's split into three distinct parts, and the start reminded me a little of the beginning of "Hannibal Brooks" (1969) with a zoo getting bombed and keeper "Ivan" (Slavko Stimac) rescuing one of his charges - a chimp this time, not an elephant. What now ensues follows how he, his brot...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Serbian

Budget
$14,000,000.00

Revenue
$182,134.00

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