The Wounds

Through a mixture of tragedy and humor, the film brutally depicts the reality of the Balkan underworld through the violent upbringing of two Belgrade teenagers, Pinky and Kraut, in the chaos of the 90s, during the Yugoslav wars, and their rise from petty street criminals to city gangster legends. Inspired by true events.

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Crew

Director: Srdjan Dragojevic
Writers: Srdjan Dragojevic
Producers: Dragan Bjelogrlic, Goran Bjelogrlic, Milko Josifov, Nikola Kojo
Director of Photography: Dusan Joksimovic
Editor: Petar Markovic
Composer: Aleksandar Sasa Habic
Production Designer: Aleksandar Denic, Sasa Jelicic
Costume Designer: Tatjana Strugar Dragojevic
Makeup Artists: Alenka Nahtigal, Natasa Krstic
Sound Recordist: Marton Jankov-Tomica
Sound Designer: Branko Neskov

Lead cast

Dusan Pekic
Milan Maric
Dragan Bjelogrlic
Branka Katic
Predrag Miki Manojlovic
Gorica Popovic
Vesna Trivalic
Andreja Jovanovic

Production info

Production company: Cobra Film
In association wtih: Canal+, Pandora Film
Supported by: Serbian Broadcasting Corporation (RTS)
country of origin: Federative Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia)
genre: Drama, Crime, History, Dark Comedy
language: serbian
duration: 103 min
release date: 15 May 1998

Trivia

- Film with highest admission (350.000) in FR Yugoslavia, and 80.000 in Croatia, 1998.
- International DVD released by Leisure Time Features, 1999 in US; Studio Canal+ distributed in Europe; In Russia VHS released by Premer Video Film
- Canal+ sold film in over 20 countries
- 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

The Wounds (variety.com)Sight & Sound (inc. Monthly Film Bulletin) - September 1998 (exacteditions.com)FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW; Horror and Pity at Young Serbian Thugs - The New York Times (nytimes.com)FILM REVIEW; A Whisper of 'Versace,' And Two Boys Go Bad - The New York Times (nytimes.com)06 Aug 1999, page 57 - The Boston Globe at Boston Globe - Boston Globe Archive (newspapers.com)Blast to the Past - The Village Voice The Wounds (avclub.com)The Wounds - Chicago Reader Review: The Wounds (1998) – Cinema Sight by Wesley Lovell

Festivals and awards

Stockholm Film Festival - Bronze Horse, 1998
Thessaloniki Film Festival - Parallel Sections - FIPRESCI Prize, 1998
Herceg Novi / Montenegro Film Festival - Glolden Mimosa for Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director, 1998
Stozhary International Actors Film Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine - Best Debut Actor (Pekic), Best Supporting Actress (Manojlovic), 1999
SOFEST, Sopot, Srbija - Statue Freedom for Best Actress (Katic) and Best Actor (Bjelogrlic), 1998
FIPRESCI Serbia - Best Film, 1998
Festival Filmskog Scenarija Screenfest, Vrnjačka Banja - Best Script, 1998
Film Meetings, Niš, Srbija - Best supproting Actress (Katic), Best Acting Couple (Katic, Bjelogrlic), 1998
Festival of European Film, Palić, Serbia - Grand Prix, 1998
AFI Fest, Los Angeles, 1998
Sundance Film Festival - World Cinema, 1999
Melbourne International Film Festival, 1999
Toronto International Film Festival - Contemporary World Cinema, 1998
Seattle International Film Festival, 1999
Montepellier Mediterranean Film Festival, 1999
San Francisco International Film Festival, 1999
Hong Kong International Film Festival, 1999
MoMA's New Directors/New Films 1999
Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema, 1999
Sofia Film Festival, 2001
Febio Film Festival, Prague, 2004