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Barbarians

2014 · 87 min

A raw, slow-burning portrait of restless youth trapped in a dead-end town, heavy with frustration and quiet despair.

Directed by: Ivan Ikić
Genres: Drama
Starring: Željko Marković, Nenad Petrović, Jasna Đuričić

Overview: "Barbarians" is a teenage drama about coming of age in a world where there is no opportunity. A portrait of a young generation growing up in a society of lost values.

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Directed by: Ivan Ikić
Genres: Drama
Starring: Željko Marković, Nenad Petrović, Jasna Đuričić

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
isolation
class
rebellion
identity
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Ivan Ikić
Written by: Ivan Ikić
Starring: Željko Marković, Nenad Petrović, Jasna Đuričić, Marina Vodeničar, Aco Ćirović, Lidija Popović, Aleksandar Pitulić, Marija Rakić
Runtime: 87 min
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
Languages: Serbian

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