Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release .. Read more
| Starring | Moreno D E Bartolli, Miki Manojlovic, Mirjana Karanovic |
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| Director | Emir Kusturica |
| Genres | Drama |
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Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison. The story is told from the perspective of Malik, his young son who believes the mother's story about father being "away on business".
| Starring | Moreno D E Bartolli, Miki Manojlovic, Mirjana Karanovic |
|---|---|
| Director | Emir Kusturica |
| Studio | ARTIFICIAL EYE FILM COMPANY LTD. |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: Serbo-Croatian |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1985 To Rent: DVD: 21 Aug 2006 |
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A Cannes winner
Kusturica's breakthrough picture, and somewhat more restrained than his later work, perhaps because he's more distanced from the political turmoil he is... read more »
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A bit of a curate's egg
To get the most out of this film you probably need a bit more than the very rudimentary knowledge of Yugoslav history most of us have. The portrayal of events ... read more »
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Yugotta hand it to em
Late 40's Yugoslavia and a philandering husband's casual remark to his mistress sees him arrested by his brother-in-law, the local party enforcer. ... read more »
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When father was away on business
It was interesting to see Tito's Yugoslavia, the way it was not really any more free than the Stalin's model. Well acted, but a bit boring, could be ... read more »
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