well done and strange

Rating: 8/10 (3 May 2003)

This is a story of Blakey and his friend Marko who start off running
guns and supplies to communist rebels in Yugoslavia during Nazi
invasion. They can really be crazy with wild drunken parties with a
brass band literally accompanying them as they walk the streets.
They hide their operation in a huge cellar as the Nazis take over. A
love triangle occurs among Blakey, his mistress, and other
people. Eventually leading to a rotten deception, that the director
unfolds very creatively over the next 15 to 20 years. The basis for
the film is well established in the first half-- which is 90 minutes.
The final 90 minutes was well worth the wait. It was drama at
some points, dark comedy at others. 8 stars from me. (grade A)