Tito’s break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison. The story is told from the perspective of Malik, his young son who believes the mother’s story about father being “away on business”.Read More »
Mirjana Karanovic
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Emir Kusturica – Otac na sluzbenom putu AKA When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
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Zivojin Pavlovic – Na putu za Katangu AKA On the Road to Katanga (1987)
1981-1990DramaYugoslaviaZivojin PavlovicObsessed by dreams of a comfortable life, the son of a copper miner returns to his native country with plans to sell his father’s house in order to travel to the African diamond mine in Katanga. Re-visiting his hometown brings back his childhood trauma, and the nightmare of old and new love, and the events in and around the mine, all test his obsession with Catanga.Read More »
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Mirjana Karanovic – Dobra zena AKA A Good Wife (2016)
Drama2011-2020Mirjana KaranovicSerbiaQuote:
Milena is a middle-aged wife and mother ensconced comfortably behind a gate in an upscale suburb of Belgrade. She quietly tends to her looks, dutifully cooks and entertains, and meets her friends for choir practice. She makes love with her husband and they socialize jauntily with a group of old friends. But unsettling realities are beginning to seep into Milena’s consciousness and disrupt her ordered world. One day while cleaning, she happens upon a videotape that incriminates her husband in horrific war crimes. A Good Wife is the story of how this secret reverberates in Milena’s life and eventually changes her.Read More » -
Andrea Staka – Das Fräulein (2006)
2001-2010Andrea StakaDramaGermanySynopsis
Ruza left Serbia, her country, over 30 years ago and lives in Zurich. Her daily life is a string of repetitive moments until, one day, Ana arrives on the scene and upsets Ruza’s painstakingly organized world. A subtle friendship develops between the two strong willed women.Read More »