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Cabaret Balkan (1998)
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Synopsis: Set in battle-scarred Belgrade, this film explores the devastating effects of violence on the human psyche -- following a seemingly random group of Yugoslavian citizens as they try to survive in a society blasted off of its foundations by war. A vengeful cab driver, a crippled police... Set in battle-scarred Belgrade, this film explores the devastating effects of violence on the human psyche -- following a seemingly random group of Yugoslavian citizens as they try to survive in a society blasted off of its foundations by war. A vengeful cab driver, a crippled police officer, a group of friends in a gym, a girl on a bus, a con man, a pair of errant lovers, and a roaming performance artist all find their lives interconnected through a bizarre series of events both comic and unsettling. Winner of the Best Picture Award at the Venice International Film Festival and the European Film Awards. [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Nikola Ristanovski, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Jokovic, Sergej Trifunovic
Screenwriter: Dejean Dukovski
Producer: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Composer: Zoran Simjanovic
Reviews
It's a message film, saying these kind of horrors happened many times in history before and they will continue to happen if we forget history.
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