Promise Me This (2007)

A grandson gives his grandfather a vow to go to the city to sell a cow and bring back a wife.

Director:

Emir Kusturica

Writer:

Emir Kusturica

Stars:

Uros Milovanovic, Marija Petronijevic, Aleksandar Bercek

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Uros Milovanovic	...	Tsane
Marija Petronijevic	...	Jasna
Aleksandar Bercek	...	Grandpa Zivojin Markovic
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic	...	The Boss Bajo (as Predrag Miki Manojlovic)
Ljiljana Blagojevic	...	Bosa
Ivan Maksimovic	...	Inspector
Kosanka Djekic	...	Jasna's Mother
Stribor Kusturica	...	Topuz
Vladan Milojevic	...	Runjo
Stanoje Bogicevic	...	Cvaka
Slavko Tosic	...	Mrga
Zeljko Terzic	...	Zeka
Nenad Filipovic	...	Zuba
Mihajlo Todorovic	...	The Clerk
Marija Kovacevic	...	Pahuljica Milovanovic

Storyline

A grandson gives his grandfather a vow to go to the city to sell a cow and come back with a spouse. Extremely metaphorical representation of certain period of time in transitional Serbia is shown throughout the entire movie. Meeting the characters on his voyage, boy gets into various troubles, managing to fulfill the given promise.

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Plot Keywords:

city | rural setting | first love | former yugoslavia | irony | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Serbia France

Language:

Serbian

Release Date:

3 July 2007 (Serbia)

Also Known As:

Promessas

Filming Locations:

Uzice, Serbia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,043,351

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fidélité Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Rasta International

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Taxi Driver (1976)

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Soundtracks

The Winner Takes it All
Written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by various (karaoke)

User Reviews

Kosturica is the biggest

I don't know why some guys from US, Georgia or even from Bulgaria have the courage to express feelings about something they don't understand at all. For those who did not watch this movie - watch it. Don't expect too much or don't put some frameworks just because this is Kosturica. Watch the movie without prejudice, try to understand the whole humor inside - people of Serbia DID actually getting married while Bil Clinton bomb their villages, gypsies in all Balkans are ALWAYS try to f*ck you up in any way they can, LOVE is always unexpected, pure and colorful, and Balkans are extremely creative. For those who claims this is a bad movie I can see only that the American's sh*t (like Meet Dave, Get Smart etc) are much much worse than a pure, frank Balkan humoristic love story movie as Promise me. The comment should be useful and on second place should represent the personal view of the writer. I think the movie is great and people watch it must give their respects to the director and story told inside. It is simple, but true. It is brutal, but gentle and makes you laugh to dead.