War Live

The story revolves around producer Sergei's attempt to save his american co-producer Harvey Jackson by giving him the lead role in a patriotic and brave film set during the bombing of Yugoslavia, 1999. The film will be financed by the government, and the filmming will be "supervised" by the Secret service officer Mileta, who will accuse the crew members of being "too artistic", of not sharing the country's fate and of being traitors.

Crew

Director: Darko Bajic
Writers: Nikola Pejakovic, Dragan Bjelogrlic, Aleksandar Gavrilovic
Producers: Dragan Bjelogrlic, Goran Bjelogrlic, Predrag Maksimovic, Darko Bajic, Argiris Pissiotis
Director of Photography: Vladan Pavic
Editor: Stevan Maric
Composers Toma Babovic
Production Designer: Milenko Jeremic
Costume Designers: Jelisaveta Tatic, Olga Mrđenovic
Makeup Artist: Stanislava Zaric
Sound Recordist: Branko Djordjevic
Sound Designers: Svetolik Mica Zajc, Vladan Koki Korac, Costas Fylaktidis

Lead cast

Dragan Bjelogrlic
Srdjan Todorovic
Aleksandar Bercek
Dubravka Mijatovic
Vesna Trivalic
Daryl Haney
Velimir Bata Zivojinovic
Gordan Kicic
Milorad Mandic Manda
Natasa Ninkovic

Production info

Production company: Cobra Film
Co-Productions: Magična linija, Lucha Film, Aprel Trai
country of origin: Federative Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia)
genre: Drama, Comedy, War
language: serbian
duration: 101 min
release date: 01 November 2000

Trivia

- One of Top 3 box office hits in 2000/2001. in FR Yugoslavia, with 200.000 viewers
- Official yugoslavian submisson for 74. Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film, 2002

Critics and reviews

Festivals and awards

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2001
Stockholm Film Festival, 2001
Seattle International Film Festival - Contemporary World Cinema, 2002
Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema - Best Director, 2002
Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2002
Athens International Film Festival
Moscow Film festival, 2002
"Golden Knight" International Film Festival, Russia, 2002
Days of New Serbian Film, Vienna, Austria, 2001
Serbian Film Festival, Australia, 2002
Film Meetings, Nis, Serbia - Grand Prix Naisa for Best Actor (Bjelogrlic), 2001
Herceg Novi / Montenegro Film Festival - Grand Prix for Best Film, Golden Mimosas for Directing, Best Actor (Bjelogrlic), Best Actress (Mijatović), 2001
SOFEST, Sopot, Serbia - Best Film, Best Director, 2001
Mojkovacka filmska jesen - Award "Velimir Stanojević" for Best Film, 2001
Screenfest, Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, 2001
JU fest, Aranđelovac, Serbia, 2001
SCAN Award for Film of the Year (Novi Sad)