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Misunderstanding

2020 · 83 min

A quiet, tense romance that slowly tightens into a portrait of love caught between ethnic hatred and political pressure.

Directed by
Nenad Todorović
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Vladimir Jocović, Milena Jakšić, Milan 'Lane' Gutović
Overview
Two young people are in innocent love. Love, and harmony. In this idyllic story, third person get involved. Seeking for piece of love. It would be a an everyday love drama, but if the two lovers are Serb and Albanian in the divided city, and the spokeswoman of KFOR wants Serbian, things really can get out of control. Stories of illicit love affairs have become part of folklore, but what happens when love causes the war? And when he starts, a war is nothing but a carnival of the hate.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Nenad Todorović
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Vladimir Jocović, Milena Jakšić, Milan 'Lane' Gutović
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • war
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • politics
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Nenad Todorović
Written by
Nenad Todorović
Starring
Vladimir Jocović, Milena Jakšić, Milan 'Lane' Gutović, Igor Damnjanović, Milan Vasić, Nemanja Janičić, Branko Babović, Bojan Stojčetović
Runtime
83 min
Country
Serbia
Languages
Albanian, English, French, Serbian

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