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Underground

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COUNTRY

7.8 / 10

170 minutes

1995-05-13

French

BG

Actors :

Miki Manojlović, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Joković, Slavko Štimac, Ernst Stötzner, Srđan 'Žika' Todorović, Mirjana Karanović, Milena Pavlović Čučilović, Danilo 'Bata' Stojković, Borivoje Todorović, Davor Dujmović, Dr. Nele Karajlić, Branislav Lečić, Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić, Erol Kadić

Description

A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love and hate.

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

4/20/2023, 7:49:20 PM

**A black comedy made for a restricted audience.** The film follows much of Yugoslav history, from its occupation by the Germans during World War II to its dismemberment. This is done through a small handful of characters: Marko and Blacky are friends, but follow different life paths: one becomes a kind of boss of the Communist Party, the other the head of a clandestine arms factory, which help...

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

5/27/2024, 1:27:56 PM

Though this is a bit hit and miss, and I do wonder just how many editions of the BBC's "'Allo 'Allo" director Emir Kustrica 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 begin...