Turneja (2008)

Director:

Goran Markovic

Writer:

Goran Markovic (writer)

Release Date:

8 October 2008 (Serbia)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | War

Plot:

Year 1993, the bleakest time of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A group of actors from Belgrade, utterly...

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Tihomir Stanic	...	Stanislav
Jelena Djokic	...	Jadranka
Dragan Nikolic	...	Misko
Mira Furlan	...	Sonja
Josif Tatic	...	Zaki
Gordan Kicic	...	Lale
Slavko Stimac	...	Djuro
Vojislav Brajovic	...	Ljubic
Sergej Trifunovic	...	Vodja 'Pantera'
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic	...	Danilo
Svetozar Cvetkovic	...	Hirurg
Branislav Popovic	...	Muslimanski komandir (as Branimir Popovic)
Bogdan Diklic	...	Zapovednik ZNG
Aleksandar Stojkovic	...	Major Zmijanjac
Novak Bilbija	...	Pukovnik Gavro

Also Known As:

The Tour (International: English title)

Runtime:

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:102 min

Country:

Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia | Slovenia

Language:

Serbo-Croatian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1 surround)

Certification:

Australia:R

Filming Locations:

Belgrade, Serbia

Company:

Balkan Film

Trivia:

Serbia's official entry to the 2009 Academy Awards in the Foreign Film Category.

Great anti-war movie with Balkan's dark comedy

This is probably one of the greatest movies in ex-Yugoslavia in the last 20 years and maybe the best from brilliant director Goran Markovic (with "Nacionalna klasa" and "Variola vera"). Markovic also wrote the script that is vaugely based on factual happenings.

Naive half-member troupe from Belgrade National Theater embarks on an dangerous tour through Serbian Krajina in Bosnia. The time is 1993 and there is bloody, difficulty and abstract war between Serbs, Croats and Muslims. Company's intention is to perform Feydeau's vaudveville "A Flea in Her Ear" and to reanimate unwilling and disastrought folk in little town Srbobran. But, the situation soon gets worse and worse. In only three days the actors founds all horrors of Bosnian war.

The whole story try's to explain this conflict from very essence of spirit of the art. For me, this is by far most objective movie about civil war(s) in ex-Yugoslavia. There is also very fine amalgam of comedy and tragedy (for example, we have ridiculously and burlesque moments when leader of the troupe Stanislav tries to assure Croat Commander that they are Croat actors and just few minutes later there is distressing and touching part with 'Panther' Leaders and actress Sonja in mined territory.

The cast is superb. The great turn from main lead, especial from Chaplin-like tragicomical Tihomir Stanic (Stanislav) and ingenuine thrilling Jelena Djokic (Jadranka), gratefully movie inventions. Other four players from the troupe, Dragan Nikolic (old charmer Misko), Mira Furlan (middle-aged leading lady Sonja), Josif Tatic (tippler Zaki) and Gordan Kicic (young star Lale) give us irresistible performances. There is also series of brilliant supports: Slavko Stimac as Djuro, pacifist driver, Vojislav Brajovic as Ljubic, fascist war firebrand, Svetozar Cvetkovic as absentminded surgeon, Bogdan Diklic as sharp, cold hearted Croat Commander, Sergej Trifunovic as violent and hot blooded 'Panther' Leaders and many, many more.

Watch this great anti-war movie and you'll probably understand Balkan conflicts better. But, you'll also understand and take a liking to the actors, too.