The Border Post (2006)
"Karaula" (original title)

A small border post on the Yugoslav-Albanian border in the spring of 1987. Frustrated and always drunk, lieutenant Pasic feels a strange pain in his groins. He seeks help from the only ... See full summary »

Director:

Rajko Grlic

Writers:

Rajko Grlic (screenplay), Ante Tomic (novel),

Stars:

Toni Gojanovic, Sergej Trifunovic, Emir Hadzihafizbegovic

7 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Toni Gojanovic	...	Sinisa
Sergej Trifunovic	...	Ljuba Paunovic
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic	...	Porucnik Safet Pasic
Verica Nedeska	...	Mirjana
Bogdan Diklic	...	Pukovnik Rade Orhideja
Miodrag Fisekovic	...	Gvozdenovic
Franjo Dijak	...	Budiscak
Petre Arsovski	...	Ilievski
Tadej Troha	...	Lanisnik
Zoran Ljutkov	...	Milco
Igor Bencina	...	Vladika
Selim Sendzul	...	Mica
Almedin Leleta	...	Hasan
Hrvoje Keckes	...	Miljenko
Halid Beslic	...	Pevac narodne muzike

Storyline

A small border post on the Yugoslav-Albanian border in the spring of 1987. Frustrated and always drunk, lieutenant Pasic feels a strange pain in his groins. He seeks help from the only doctor among the soldiers, Sinisa, who diagnoses a sexually transmitted disease. Not wishing his wife to know about it and trying to find excuses not to go home, he declares a state of emergency, claiming that the Albanian army is preparing an attack against Yugoslavia. A joke transforms into war hysteria: soldiers dig trenches, Pasic grows wilder as the days go by, Sinisa embarks on a dangerous liaison, and his best friend Ljuba decides to leave the army. The situation slowly runs out of control...

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Plot Keywords:

army | border | soldier | yugoslav albanian border | border post | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site (Croatian)

Country:

UK Serbia and Montenegro Croatia Slovenia Macedonia Bosnia and Herzegovina Hungary Austria

Language:

Serbian Croatian Macedonian Slovenian

Release Date:

7 March 2008 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Határátkelő

Filming Locations:

Bitola, Macedonia

Box Office

Budget:

€1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Refresh Production, Vertigo/Emotionfilm, Sektor Film Skopje

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 87 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Porucnik Safet Pasic: [Answering on the phone] Pasic.
Pukovnik Rade Orhideja: Pasic?
Porucnik Safet Pasic: Yes, lieutenant?
Pukovnik Rade Orhideja: You motherfucker!
Porucnik Safet Pasic: I understand, lieutenant.
Pukovnik Rade Orhideja: You understand what?
Porucnik Safet Pasic: Nothing, lieutenant.

User Reviews

Love story

The movie is a true Balkan Love story - Sex, Passion, Love, Tragedy. If you watch some of the American romantic comedies before watching Karaula, you'll see the diffеrences. And there's a second line of the story (that is a bit difficult for people outside the Balkans to understand - which is the reason for the words on the screen at the end of the film) - all the main characters are from different ex-Yugoslavian countries, but they are no different as people. So when you start watching the film you get the feeling of a happy story, maybe even comedy, but the film goes deeper and deeper. Pretty good film, makes you think. Actors are perfect, maybe because it's a true story and it's not very different from what happens in their real life. So go and watch it if you have the chance, you wouldn't regret it.