Strawberries in the Supermarket (2003)
"Jagoda u supermarketu" (original title)

Ex-soldier storms supermarket and takes all cashiers captive because one of them insulted his grandmother.

Director:

Dusan Milic

Writer:

Dusan Milic

Stars:

Branka Katic, Srdjan Todorovic, Dubravka Mijatovic

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Branka Katic	...	Jagoda
Srdjan Todorovic	...	Ratnik
Dubravka Mijatovic	...	Ljubica
Danilo Lazovic	...	Sef specijalaca
Goran Radakovic	...	Nebojsa
Mirjana Karanovic	...	Vlasnica supermarketa
Nikola Simic	...	Kobac
Zorka Manojlovic	...	Bakica
Marko Jeremic	...	Limun
Emir Kusturica	...	General
Goran Susljik	...	Mrsavi lopov
Milos Samolov	...	Debeli lopov
Bozidar Stosic	...	Stariji policajac (as Bole Stosic)
Djordje Brankovic	...	Mladi policajac
Branko Cvejic	...	Dragan

Storyline

Ex-soldier, Marko, storms supermarket and takes all casheers captive because one of them insulted his grandmother. Jagoda is self-conscious country girl in her late 20's/early 30's who thinks that her "expiration date" has passed long time ago. Surreal situation, jazzed with comedy stunts, helps two characters (Marko and Jagoda) to find their place in world.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Adventure | Romance

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Details

Country:

Serbia and Montenegro Germany Italy

Language:

Serbian

Release Date:

6 February 2003 (Serbia and Montenegro)

Also Known As:

Strawberries in the Supermarket

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fandango, Pegasos Film, Rasta Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Entertaining is the least you could say.

A great mix of satire, slapstick, cheesy romance and sentimentality, this movie uses an unlikely scenario to deal with themes such as westernisation, alienation in modern living, and romantic love.

In all fairness, it doesn't really deal with any of them in any thorough way, but who cares? It's entertaining viewing. Its easy-going feel as a film is created by its low budget looking filming and sometimes acting, a feature that works as a plus, as the movie is not meant to be taken too seriously, though there are serious ideas in there. It's more a light hearted satire, for example, as the hostage situation gets underway, a small crowd gathers, soon growing into a large crowd with an uncanny similarity to a crowd of football (soccer) supporters. The makers use this crowd to represent the current popular opinion in Serbia, for example, when the police show up, they are boo-ed and insulted and called American backed puppets, the comedy element is added by the crowd chanting and clapping their insults as though at a game. Hard to explain, hilarious to watch.

So in that sense, the movie is as much theatre as it is cinema, with no real attempt to be taken totally seriously. Overall a well rounded if not silly script, I'd recommend this film mostly on its story telling forte.