Crew
Director: Srdjan Dragojevic
Writers: Vanja Bulic, Srdjan Dragojevic, Nikola Pejakovic, Biljana Maksic
Producers: Dragan Bjelogrlic, Goran Bjelogrlic, Milko Josifov, Nikola Kojo
Director of Photography: Dusan Joksimovic
Editor: Petar Markovic
Composers: Aleksandar Sasa Habic, Lazar Ristovski
Production Designer: Milenko Jeremic
Costume Designer: Tatjana Strugar Dragojevic
Makeup Artists: Martina Subic Dodocic, Radmila Todorovic
Sound Recordist: Marton Jankov-Tomica
Sound Designer: Svetolik Mica Zajc
Lead cast
Dragan Bjelogrlic
Nikola Kojo
Dragan Maksimovic
Zoran Cvijanovic
Miloran Mandic - Manda
Dragan Petrovic - Pele
Lisa Moncure
Nikola Pejakovic
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic
Production info
Production company: Cobra Film
Supported by: Ministry of Culture of Serbia, Serbian Broadcasting Corporation (RTS), Greek Film Center
country of origin: Federative Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia)
genre: Drama, War, History, Dark Comedy
language: serbian, bosnian, english, german
duration: 128 min
release date: 09 May 1996
Trivia
- Film with highest admission (700.000) in Serbia and Montenegro, and 125.000 in region in 1996.
- 300.000+ theatrical admissions in Europe.
- Official Yugoslav submission for 69th Academy Awards Foreign Film, 1996
- The Halliwell Encyclopedia ranks among the 1000 best films of all time
- Sight & Sound listed among the 30 best war films in history.
- Canal+ acquired the film in 1997 and sold it in over 50 countries
- International DVD and VHS released by Fox Lorber in US, DVD released by Studio Canal / Pathe in Europe and UK
- In 2016 Film Center Serbia included film in the #100 best Serbian movies of 20th century (1911-1999) and protected it as cultural heritage of great importance.
Critics and reviews
Festivals and awards
Sao Paulo International Film Festival - Grand Prix/International Jury Award, 1996
Stockholm Film Festival - Bronze Horse, 1996
Fort Lauderdale IFF - Best Foreign Film, Award of Merit, 1996
Thessaloniki Film Festival - Audience Award, 1996
Angers European First Film Festival - European Jury Award, Telcipro Award, 1997
Moscow International Film Festival - Grand Prix / Golden St George, 1996
Minneapolis Film Festival - Grand Prize, 1997
Film Meetings, Nis, Serbia - Grand Prix for Best Lead Actor (Bjelogrlic), Charter for Outstanding Male Performance (Kojo), 1996
Herceg Novi / Montenegro film festival - Golden Mimosa for Best director, Best Actor (Bjelogrlic), Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Make-up, Audience Award, 1996
Screenfest, Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia - 2nd award for Best screenplay, 1996
SOFEST, Sopot, Serbia - Statue of Freedom for Best Film and Best Actor (Bjelogrlic), 1996
FIPRESCI Serbia - Best film, 1996
Palm Springs International Film Festival, 1996
Montreal World Film Festival, 1996
Chicago International Film Festival, 1997
AFI Film Fest Los Angeles, 1996
Mar Del Plata International Film Festival, 1996
Festival International Du Film De Bruxelles
Rotterdam International Film Festival, 1997
Toronto International Film Festival, 1997
Vancouver International Film Festival, 1996
Cinemed Montpellier, 1996
Syndey Film Festival, 1997
Melbourne Internatioanl Film Festival, 1997
Seattle International Film Festival, 1997
International Film Festival of Kerala - IFFK
Ljubljana International Film Festival, 1996
Film Society of University of Oslo - Film Festival, 2003
Febiofest IFF, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2009
Karlovy Vary IFF, 2009 - 20 years of Freedom retrospective
Film festival Cottbus - 2012 - Focus Programme
Odessa International Film Festival, Ukraine, 2015
Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema, 1997
Awards of the Yugoslav Academy of Film Arts - Golden Prisms: Best Director, Best Screenplay, Leading Male Role (Bjelogrlić), Episodic Male Role (Kojo), Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Production, 1998
