U kome je problem? (2002) (V)

Director:

Bojana Malkanovic Udicki

Writers:

Andrea Basevic (additional material)
Bojana Malkanovic Udicki (play)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Music | Romance

Plot:

This is a twisted play about love, drugs, and high school. Three disturbed musicians at high school bar get involved in a love triangle...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Drugs | Violin | Absurd Humor | Love Interest

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Mirjana Sesa	...	Mirjana
Elena Tuksar	...	Elena
Bojan Stefanovic	...	Bojan
Gracijela Omorac	...	Grasijela
Sara Dimitrijevic	...	Sara
Rada Pupovac	...	Rada
Andrea Basevic	...	Andrea
Jelena Bosanac	...	Jelena
Natasa Kunevski	...	Natasa
Nevena Vilic	...	Nevena
Nevena Svilarov	...	Nevena
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sandra Brzic	...	Sandra
Neda Grubisa	...	Neda (scenes deleted)

Runtime:

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:64 min

Country:

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Language:

Serbo-Croatian

Company:

Djumb

Soundtrack:

Krila andjela

Worse than any of us could have imagined.....

It's not like I have overwhelmingly fond memories of original play - it always struck me as a glossy, well-made airport-novel-of-a-play. Thrilling, but trash nonetheless. U kome je problem was always going to struggle to provide the same social relevance and immediacy, so the fact that it's desperate attempts at raunchiness are so lame can sort-of be overlooked. All it really had to provide was that thin veneer of titillation and a mildly engaging story and all would have been watchable. That it resoundingly fails on so many levels, and in such a way to be a career nadir for everyone involved, is really quite extraordinary to watch. Let's state the obvious for starters - Mirjana Sesa was too young for the part of sexual magnet Mirjana. What was so photogenic thru Djura Udicki's lens looks like mutton dressed as lamb in the hands of gun-for-hire Bojana Udicki, who's flat, drab colours and dumb music render her undeniable beauty totally moot. I like Mirjana Sesa a lot, but she has no chemistry with stuffed-shirt Bojan Stefanovic - their only seduction scene is embarrassing too watch. His dough-faced mamma's boy of a character made me yearn for the swaggering. Supporting turns by Sara Dimitrijevic and Jelena Bosanac waste these fine actors on talky exposition scenes and cliché-heavy posturing. And what of the much-touted sexual shenanigans? Don't watch this film for carnal thrills - there are none and what there is is tragic. The play is, as a whole, convoluted to the point of utter confusion, boring and laughable. The last 40 minutes in particular, where you come to the realisation that the play is, in fact, not going to go anywhere of interest at all, are particularly gruelling and hilarious in equal measure. It's a travesty that will be hard to top as the years worst.