Krstic fails, however, to note that this is in itself racist – the enemy as the monstrous Other. The Muslims who surround the militia are entirely dehumanised, Krstic himself points out that this is drawing of tropes of Hollywood’s representation of the Vietnam war where ‘Charlie’ was an invisible presence in the jungle. That said I did find the film disturbing. One of the ways this is done is through the casting of Velimir Bata Zivojinovic as the unit’s commander Zivojinovic starred in many Partisan films that were important in the myth-making of Tito’s Yugoslavia. While it’s easy to see why the film appears to be pro-Serbian, as we rarely get any other view than the militia’s, Krstic also demonstrates the film’s nuances principally that the ragtag bunch of militia are not portrayed as likeable characters and in this the film is also challenging Serbia’s national mythology. In an excellent article Igor Krstic ( ) notes that although Croatian critics dubbed the film pro-Serbian (Croatia was also embroiled in the war against Serbs/Serbia) it was also the first Serbian film to be successful in neighbouring countries after the war ended. Unsurprisingly the film divided opinion when it was release. Much of the narrative features flashbacks of how the disparate members of the militia joined up from the viewpoint of a number of them recuperating, after the event, in hospital. After scene setting, with a newsreel about the Brotherhood and Unity (such irony runs throughout the film) tunnel first opened in the 1970s, most of the plot takes place 20 years later in the dilapidated and unfinished tunnel as the militia seek shelter from the Bosnian army. The main protagonist is Milan who, in pre-war years, ran a business with his Muslim mate. Its complex structure focuses on a band of Bosnian-Serb militia who, amongst other things, burn Muslim villages.
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“The Parade” was a huge box office hit in Europe in 2012 after receiving three awards at Berlinale.īerlinale Panorama Audience Award/Ecumenic jury Award/Golden Else AwardĪwards: Torino/Freiburg/Pula/Festroia/Montpellie/BrusselsĢ010 - Montevideo (screenplay – film and tv series)Īwards:Best Serbian film in 5 categiories.The abomination of war is accentuated in civil war Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (original title translates better as Beautiful villages burn beautifully) covers the post-Yugoslavian war of the 1990s that foreshadowed the current ‘conflict’ between ‘the west’ and Muslims.
His film “Pretty Village, Pretty Flame is among 1000 best films of all time in Halliwell’s film encyclopedia and among 30 best war films in history, according to Sight&Sound critics. His books for kids “Poopwille”, “Poopking” and “Winged childhood” are among the bestsellers for the kids in Ex-Yu region. Professor at Film Academy in Belgrade 2000-2004.ĭirector of 200 commercials, for “the bread and butter” purposes.
Degree in Clinical Psychology and in Film Directing.Īuthor of the 8 feature films and 8 books for grown-up’s and the kids.
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