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Pretty Village, Pretty Flame

Лепа села, лепо горе

1996 · 130 min · Drama

In the Bosnian war, a group of Serbian soldiers is trapped in a tunnel by enemy fighters, and flashbacks reveal how two childhood friends ended up on opposite sides of the conflict. A blackly comic, harrowing anti-war drama.

Why it’s here

A Serbian war drama about the Bosnian War and post-Yugoslav collapse.

Runtime
130 min
Genre
Drama · War
Mood
tense · thoughtful · dark
Entry
some context
Best for
character-driven drama

Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive

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Part of 10 Essential Serbian Films

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