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Underground (1995)

Underground (1995)

Drama Comedy War

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COUNTRY

Release Date: 1995, May 13
Directors: Emir Kusturica
Countries: Czech Republic, Germany, France, Hungary, Yugoslavia
Production: CiBy 2000, Pandora Film, Novofilm, Barrandov Studio, Komuna, RTS
Cast: Srđan 'Žika' Todorović, Lazar Ristovski, Rick Dano, Hark Bohm, Albena Stavreva, Mirjana Joković, Slavko Štimac, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Ernst Stötzner, Mirjana Karanović, Milena Pavlović Čučilović, Danilo 'Bata' Stojković

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 Yugoslavian Civil War of the 1990s as Marko sees the opportunity to exploit the situation.

Keywords:

world war ii lie cellar resistance fighter anarchic comedy belgrade