Underground

"ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COUNTRY"

Jun 20 1997 Not Rated 2h 50m
Comedy, Drama, War

A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love and hate.

Plot

The story follows an underground weapons manufacturer in Belgrade during WWII and evolves into fairly surreal situations. A black-marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans doesn't mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. Years later, they break out of their underground "shelter"--only to convince themselves that the war is still going on.

Written by

Dusan Kovacevic, Emir Kusturica

Directed by

Emir Kusturica

Production Countries

Germany, Yugoslavia, Hungary, France, Czech Republic, Bulgaria

Production Companies

Barrandov Studio, Komuna

Languages

Srpski, Deutsch, Français

Awards

8 wins & 11 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
62,536
Average Rating
8 out of 10
Metascore
79
Popularity
NA