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Love and Other Crimes

2008 · 106 min

A grey, wintry mood piece that blends deadpan humour with quiet desperation, watching a woman scheme her way out of a concrete trap.

Directed by: Stefan Arsenijević
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Anica Dobra, Vuk Kostić, Milena Dravić

Overview: Anica lives in New Belgrade, a miserable district of tower blocks and concrete. She is mistress to Milutin, a wealthly local criminal who owns a solarium and runs a protection racket. Anica is determined not to grow old in this dump where neither love nor life seems to offer her a decent future. One grey winter’s day Anica has an idea to steal money from Milutin’s safe, get on a plane and leave the country forever.

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Directed by: Stefan Arsenijević
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Anica Dobra, Vuk Kostić, Milena Dravić

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
crime
love
freedom
class
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: romance, comedy, drama
Directed by: Stefan Arsenijević
Written by: Stefan Arsenijević, Bojan Vuletić, Srđan Koljević
Starring: Anica Dobra, Vuk Kostić, Milena Dravić, Feđa Stojanović, Hanna Schwamborn, Ljubomir Bandović, Josif Tatić, Ana Marković
Runtime: 106 min
Country: Serbia, Austria, Germany, Slovenia
Languages: Serbian

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