A look at the mentality and history of the Balkans from the 1940's until today.

Rating: Null/10 (26 August 1999)

Another wonderful Yugoslavian masterpiece... Unfortunately it is very hard to follow or understand by anyone not from the Balkans. It is a look at the lives of average Yugoslavians. Wonderful performance by all (though this is expected) with an amazing story and symbolism. The movie will insult anyone who is offended by truth (and believe me, this is truth).
This is another one of Yugoslavia's (Serbia's) top movies, right up there with "Ko to tamo peva" and "Maratonci trce pocasni krug". This movie can be enjoyed on many levels, with a deep symbolical story and plenty of imagery.
A definite must watch for everyone (the English subtitles are very high quality and little of the dialogue is lost; I even found myself reading them at times). Unfortunately I fear it will never really be anything more then a Yugoslavian classic, which is enough for me...