Description:The story starts from an underground manufacture of weapons of Belgrade, during the WWII, and evolves into fairly surreal situations. The black marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans forgets to mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. 50 years later, they become suspicious, and break out of their The story starts from an underground manufacture of weapons of Belgrade, during the WWII, and evolves into fairly surreal situations. The black marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans forgets to mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. 50 years later, they become suspicious, and break out of their underground "shelter" --- only to convince themselves that the guy was right: the war is still going on.... (more)(less)
"Emir Kusturica twisted epic about an underground weapons manufacturer in Yugoslavia during the World War II. The whole story is so absurd and surreal that even though it's pretty dark, you can only laugh to it. The main characters and their actors are brilliant.
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Mr. Saturn added this to a list 7 months, 3 weeks ago
"03.08.
DVD, 1st viewing
DIRECTED BY Emir Kusturica
A ridiculous, farcical, visual, ingenious work. Reminded me of Fellini in its tightly orchestrated near-chaoticness and absurd humour. It was hard to get into first due to the overacting but once you realize it's intentional, you're in for a real treat.
I know next to nothing about the history of Serbia/Yugoslavia but now I want to know more just to understand this film better. I get that it's a film mostly about a country under the influence "
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