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Dark Is the Night

1995 · 110 min

A sombre, grounded portrait of ordinary lives buckling under collapse, heavy with hardship and quiet desperation.

Directed by
Dragan Kresoja
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dragan Mićanović, Branka Katić, Nenad Jezdić
Overview
Belgrade in 1992. - breaking up of Yugoslavia, blockade, shortages, food queues, student rebellion. Life of two Belgrade families and personal drama of their members, caused by social breakdown and civil war.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Dragan Kresoja
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dragan Mićanović, Branka Katić, Nenad Jezdić
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • family
    • rebellion
    • survival
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Dragan Kresoja
    Written by
    Aleksandar Popović
    Starring
    Dragan Mićanović, Branka Katić, Nenad Jezdić, Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablić, Predrag Ejdus, Ružica Sokić, Marko Nikolić, Vesna Stanojević
    Runtime
    110 min
    Country
    Yugoslavia
    Languages
    Serbian

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