Kozara (1962)

In June of 1942 Germans and their collaborators decide to get rid of partisans and their stronghold in the woods of Mount Kozara in Northern Bosnia. They encircle the mountain and begin the... See full summary »

Director:

Veljko Bulajic

Writers:

Stevan Bulajic, Veljko Bulajic,

Stars:

Bert Sotlar, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Milena Dravic

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bert Sotlar	...	komandir Vuksa
Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic	...	Sorga (as Bata Zivojinovic)
Milena Dravic	...	Milja
Olivera Markovic	...	Andja
Dragomir Felba	...	Obrad
Ljubisa Samardzic	...	Mitar
Mihajlo Kostic-Pljaka	...	Ahmet (as Mihajlo Kostic)
Milan Milosevic	...	Ivica
Abdurrahman Shala	...	Jakov (as Abdurahman Salja)
Davor Antolic	...	Joja
Tana Mascarelli	...	Marinkova majka (as Tana Maskareli)
Tamara Miletic	...	Zlata
Milorad Majic	...	Djed
Adam Vedernjak	...	Marinko
Branko Lustig	...	U oci ranjeni Njemac

Storyline

In June of 1942 Germans and their collaborators decide to get rid of partisans and their stronghold in the woods of Mount Kozara in Northern Bosnia. They encircle the mountain and begin the mop up operation. Out gunned and outnumbered the partisans must not only take care of themselves but try to protect thousands of refugees too.

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Plot Keywords:

partisan | germans | woods | mountain | cry | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Yugoslavia

Language:

Serbo-Croatian

Release Date:

13 April 1962 (Yugoslavia)

Also Known As:

I pio endoxi mera tou polemou

Filming Locations:

Kozara, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bosna Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Robna kuca: Partizanski film I (2009)

User Reviews

A window into a different era

I have first seen this film about 30 years ago, in the hey day of communism in Yugoslavia, when it was, along with "Neretva" and "Sutjeska" considered an absolute classic and "obligatory viewing" for every a "well meaning" citizen.

Seeing it again, after so many years, I can see why. It is full of typical communist propaganda of that era, almost enticing hatred against "the enemy", glorifying the common man and its inner strength etc. etc. all the common places of the socialist realism. Yet, strangely, on some other level, it still works. It is a very graphic depiction of what a war really is, it shows in an unapologetic way all its traumas and sufferings and also how it brings the best and the worst in different people. I also liked low brow, peasant language, yet so deep and full of wisdom.

Some scenes are still extraordinary powerful.

It might have once been a banner of communist establishment, however, this movie is still definitely worth a look!