The Living and the Dead (2007)

In 1943, group of Croatian soldiers overtake a strategically important point in western Bosnia with a goal to destroy a group of communist partisans. On the way they met some supernatural ... See full summary »

Director:

Kristijan Milic

Writers:

Josip Mlakic (book), Ivan Pavlicic

Stars:

Filip Sovagovic, Velibor Topic, Slaven Knezovic

13 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Filip Sovagovic	...	Tomo / Martin
Velibor Topic	...	Vijali
Slaven Knezovic	...	Coro
Marinko Prga	...	Mali
Borko Peric	...	Robe
Miro Barnjak	...	Ivo
Bozidar Oreskovic	...	Zapovjednik
Enes Vejzovic	...	Ferid / Vojnik ABIH u kolibi
Izudin Bajrovic	...	Stojan
Ljubomir Jurkovic	...	Semin
Robert Roklicer	...	Satnik Dane Boro
Zvonko Zecevic	...	Natporucnik Knez
Dragan Suvak	...	Streljani Partizan
Nino Soric	...	Pejo
Nermin Omic	...	Masni / Domobran

Storyline

In 1943, group of Croatian soldiers overtake a strategically important point in western Bosnia with a goal to destroy a group of communist partisans. On the way they met some supernatural phenomena, and the action itself went very badly because the partisans ambushed them. The main character Martin inherits silver cigarette case from a dying soldier. This act connects to the story in 1993 when we meet Martins grandson Tomo. He is one of six soldiers of the Croatian army who have come to the same place in Bosnia to meet the same phenomena and similar fate.

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Plot Keywords:

year 1943 | 1940s | year 1993 | 1990s | 20th century | 

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Genres:

Fantasy | War | Horror

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User Reviews

This could (should) have been much better...

I tend to completely agree with ot_lowrider from Serbia, this movie doesn't really make much sense. Yes, it is an anti-war movie, and yes some of the atmosphere is rather realistic, but that is not nearly enough to redeem the grossly lacking script. There is no story, no sense whatsoever in what is happening (I understand that is exactly the point the movie was trying to make, but I find it is not nearly enough).

To make things worse, somewhere half way into the movie, the filmmakers insert some sort of supernatural powers into the happenings which makes this film ridiculous at times. What do ghosts have to do with what was supposed to be a realistic anti-war movie? Give me a break!

Details

Country:

Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina

Language:

Bosnian Croatian

Release Date:

16 May 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Living and the Dead

Filming Locations:

Gornji Vakuf, Bosnia and Hercegovina

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Olimp Produkcija, Ultimativne Medijske Atrakcije, Mainframe Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1