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Underground is a french film of genre Drama directed by Emir Kusturica released in USA on 25 october 1995 with Miki Manojlović
Underground (1995)
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Add to a movie listUnderground (Serbian: Подземље, Podzemlje), is a 1995 Palme d'or-winning film directed by Emir Kusturica with screenplay by Dušan Kovačević and Emir Kusturica.
It is also known by the subtitle Once Upon a Time There Was One Country (Serbian: Била једном једна земља, Bila jednom jedna zemlja), which was the title of the 5-hour mini-series (the long cut of the movie) shown on Serbian RTS television.
The film uses the epic story of two friends to portray a Yugoslav history from the beginning of World War II until the beginning of Yugoslav Wars. The film was an international co-production with companies from FR Yugoslavia, France, Germany, Czech Republic and Hungary.
The theatrical version is 163 minutes long. In interviews, Kusturica stated that his original version ran for over 320 minutes, and that he was forced to cut it by co-producers.
The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival,. It was director Emir Kusturica's second such award after When Father Was Away on Business, making Kusturica one of only seven filmmakers to receive two Golden Palms. The film was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Synopsis
Underground depicts the life of two friends throughout World War II, Cold War, and the Yugoslav Wars.Actors
Miki Manojlović
(Marko Dren, Communist Party official climbing up the party ladder who becomes an arms dealer)
Mirjana Joković
(Natalija Zovkov)
Lazar Ristovski
(Petar 'Crni' Popara)
Slavko Stimac
(Ivan Dren)
Srđan Todorović
(Jovan Popara)
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