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Underground (1995)

| Comedy, Drama, War | 1 April 1995 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
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A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love and hate.

Director:

Emir Kusturica

Writers:

Dusan Kovacevic (story), Emir Kusturica (screenplay)

Stars:

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Jokovic | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic ... Marko / Actor playing Marko (as Miki Manojlovic)
Lazar Ristovski ... Crni (Blacky) / Actor playing Blacky
Mirjana Jokovic ... Natalija / Actress playing Natalija
Slavko Stimac ... Ivan
Ernst Stötzner Ernst Stötzner ... Franz / Actor playing Franz
Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic ... Jovan (as Srdjan Todorovic)
Mirjana Karanovic ... Vera
Milena Pavlovic Milena Pavlovic ... Jelena
Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic ... Deda (as Bata Stojkovic)
Bora Todorovic Bora Todorovic ... Golub
Davor Dujmovic ... Bata
Nele Karajlic Nele Karajlic ... Falling Gypsy (as Dr. Nele Karajlic)
Branislav Lecic Branislav Lecic ... Mustafa
Dragan Nikolic ... Film Director
Erol Kadic Erol Kadic ... Janez
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Storyline

The story follows an underground weapons manufacturer in Belgrade during WWII and evolves into fairly surreal situations. A black marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans doesn't mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. Years later, they break out of their underground "shelter" --- only to convince themselves that the war is still going on. Written by Anonymous

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magical realism | communism | zoo | black comedy | basement | See All (172) »

Taglines:

Let the wild life of politics begin.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | War

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Trivia

The film was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. See more »

Quotes

Ivan: Bila jednom jedna zemlja. Once upon a time... there was a country...
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Alternate Versions

There is a 300 minutes version of this film produced for television. See more »

Connections

Spin-off Bila jednom jedna zemlja (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

Underground-Cocek
Written and performed by Goran Bregovic
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An ABSOLUTELY Brilliant Film...
8 March 2002 | by A Scanner Darkly – See all my reviews

Underground is without a doubt, one of the very finest movies to emerge from Europe. After seeing Underground, one realizes that one has just witnessed cinema at one of it's highest levels. This movie is what "The Tin Drum" was supposed to be, and so much more. Absolutely Brilliant on all levels.
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Country:

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Language:

Serbian | German | French | English | Russian

Release Date:

1 April 1995 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) See more »

Also Known As:

Il était une fois un pays See more »

Filming Locations:

Serbia See more »
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Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$171,082

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$171,082
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Company Credits

Production Co:

CiBy 2000, Pandora Filmproduktion, Novofilm See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

| (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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