Gluvi barut

Mar 15 1990 N/A 1h 56m
Drama, War

Silent Gunpowder (Serbo-Croatian: Gluvi barut) is a Yugoslavian war film Based on a novel by Branko Copic and set during World War II, the film tells the story of a Serbian village in the mountains of Bosnia and its villagers who found themselves divided along two opposing ideological lines, represented by the Chetniks and the Partisans. These two opposing sides are personified in the Partisan commander Španac and a former Royal Army officer Radekic. Španac sees Radekic as the cause of villagers' resistance to the new, Communist, ideology and so the main plot axis is the conflict between them. At the 1990 Pula Film Festival, the film won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film, as well as the awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Branislav Lecic), Best Film Score (Goran Bregovic). The film was also shown at the 1991 Moscow International Film Festival, where both Branislav Lecic and Mustafa Nadarevic won the Silver St. George Award for their performances.

Plot

A Serb village in the mountains of Bosnia during WW2 is divided between Nationalist/Royalist Chetniks and Communist-led Partizans. Ideological hatred and violence between neighbours are a sinister allusion and prelude to the war that will erupt in Bosnia two years after the film's production.

Written by

Bahrudin 'Bato' Cengic, Branko Copic

Directed by

Bahrudin 'Bato' Cengic

Cast

Mustafa Nadarevic, Branislav Lecic, Fabijan Sovagovic

Crew

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Production Countries

Yugoslavia

Production Companies

Sutjeska Film, Beograd Film, Jadran Film

Languages

, Bosanski

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
471
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA