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The Time of Horses

1972 · 47 min

A quiet, somber postwar coming-of-age tale where a child's bond with an animal meets adult hunger and envy.

Directed by
Slobodan Novaković
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Nikola Milić, Ljubomir Ubavkić, Živorad 'Žika' Lazić
Overview
After his uncle returned from the WW2 on a white horse, the boy Danko immediately falls for the animal and they become inseparable. Danko rides it on his way to school, gallops by the river… Yet this causes envy of Danko’s friends, but also of hungry locals who only see the horse as a food source.

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Directed by
Slobodan Novaković
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Nikola Milić, Ljubomir Ubavkić, Živorad 'Žika' Lazić
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • isolation
    • survival
    • family
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    tv movie, drama
    Directed by
    Slobodan Novaković
    Written by
    Slobodan Novaković
    Starring
    Nikola Milić, Ljubomir Ubavkić, Živorad 'Žika' Lazić, Radmila Savićević, Darinka 'Dara' Čalenić, Ratomir 'Rale' Damjanović, Rajko Purić, Živka Matić
    Runtime
    47 min
    Country
    Yugoslavia
    Languages
    Serbo-Croatian

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