Подземље · 1995

Underground

«ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COUNTRY»

Emir Kusturica · 170 min · Yugoslavia

Black marketeers Marko and Blacky manufacture and sell weapons to the Communist resistance in WWII Belgrade, living the good life along the way. Marko's surreal duplicity propels him up the ranks of the Communist Party, and he eventually abandons Blacky and steals his girlfriend. After a lengthy stay in a below-ground shelter, the couple reemerges during the Yugoslav Civil War of the 1990s as Marko sees the opportunity to exploit the situation.

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Budget

US$14,000,000

Worldwide revenue

US$182,134

Box office (US)

$171,082

Awards

8 wins & 11 nominations total

Production companies

CiBy 2000, Pandora Film, Novofilm, Barrandov Studio

Locations

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• Filming
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Setting

Serbia

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Cast

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  Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

  Marko Dren

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  Lazar Ristovski

  Petar 'Crni' Popara

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  Mirjana Joković

  Natalija Zovkov

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  Slavko Štimac

  Ivan Dren

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  Ernst Stötzner

  Franz

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  Srđan 'Žika' Todorović

  Jovan Popara

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  Mirjana Karanović

  Vera

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  Milena Pavlović Čučilović

  Jelena