An Early Frost (2010)
"Kao rani mraz" (original title)

A lovely summer by the river is broken by the Great War. After it, nothing is the same. Everybody lives, but not everybody loves. The story of a man who didn't have the courage to stand for the one he loved.

Director:

Djordje Balasevic

Writer:

Djordje Balasevic

Stars:

Marko Makivic, Predrag Bjelac, Aleksa Balasevic

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marko Makivic	...	Nikola
Predrag Bjelac	...	Stari Nikola
Aleksa Balasevic	...	Aca
Daniel Kovacevic	...	Vasa Ladacki
Ivan Djuric	...	Andrija
Rade Serbedzija	...	Stari Vasa Ladacki
Jovana Balasevic	...	Mala Vidra
Danica Jurcová	...	Tila Sefer
Nikola Djuricko	...	Nadj Mandic
Mustafa Nadarevic	...	Verebes
Radoje Cupic	...	Emil Srac
Vojin Cetkovic	...	Dr. Sefer
Evgeniya Eshkina-Kovacevic	...	Ruska kneginja (as Jevgenija Jeskova)
Olivera Balasevic	...	Baronica Beslin
Djordje Ercevic	...	Rezancev

Storyline

A lovely summer by the river is broken by the Great War. After it, nothing is the same. Everybody lives, but not everybody loves. The story of a man who didn't have the courage to stand for the one he loved.

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Taglines:

It wasn't an unhappy love, but everything around it was.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | History | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Salayka Production House Official site [rs/en]

Country:

Serbia

Language:

Serbian

Release Date:

20 April 2010 (Serbia)

Also Known As:

An Early Frost

Filming Locations:

Ada, Vojvodina, Serbia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Salayka Production House

Technical Specs

Runtime:

168 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Directorial debut of famous singer and composer Djordje Balasevic.

User Reviews

2 hours and 45 minutes and not boring for a moment

I have to say, i am also a big fan of Balašević's music. And i've seen a fair share of films... And I loved this one. Let me tell you why...

It is not predictable! Even if you know every word of his lyrics, you don't know, what will happen next or even more importantly, how will the film end. The film flows slowly, but you're not bored for a single second. In this feature it is a lot like Czech films - for instance "I served the English king", "My Sweet Little Village" or "Closely Watched Trains" - all great film! Not many things happen, but the charm is in the dialogs. And in the music! I hate movies where the music is forced, just so there isn't a lot of silence. But here you just want them to keep on playing. I don't know that much Serbian to only listen to what they said, so i had to read the subtitles, which takes away some of the charm... The only mistake i did notice was the sign for an insurance company, which definitely did not exist in the time of the first world war...

I didn't have big expectations for this film and i thought it was great. Maybe that's the catch... And i was really happy i couldn't find it anywhere to download it in some telesinc quality and watched it at home. Big screen is the way to go. I would really like to see it again, which i hadn't say for a lot of film i saw, i'll tell you that.