Underground

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Underground

"ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COUNTRY"

1995

2h 50m

7.7(733 votes)

Comedy

Drama

War

Overview

A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love and hate.

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Cast & Crew

34 members

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Miki Manojlović

Marko Dren

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Lazar Ristovski

Petar 'Crni' Popara

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Mirjana Joković

Natalija Zovkov

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Slavko Štimac

Ivan Dren

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Ernst Stötzner

Franc

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Srđan 'Žika' Todorović

Jovan Popara

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Mirjana Karanović

Vera

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Milena Pavlović Čučilović

Jelena

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Danilo 'Bata' Stojković

Deda

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Borivoje Todorović

Golub

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Davor Dujmović

Bata

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Dr. Nele Karajlić

Ciganin koji pada

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Branislav Lečić

Mustafa

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Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić

Filmski reditelj

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Erol Kadić

Janez

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Predrag Zagorac

Tomislav

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Hark Bohm

Dr. Štrase

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Petar Kralj

Dr. Mirković

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Branko Cvejić

Kapetan

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Josif Tatić

Inspektor

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Zdena Hurtočakova

Debela

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Albena Stavreva

Devojka iz tunela

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Tatjana Kecman

Scenaristkinja

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Elizabeta Đorevska

Suflerka

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Camera

Peter Mountain

Oficir

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Mirsad Tuka

Istražitelj

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Batica Nikalić

Istražitelj

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Desa Biogradlija

Gospođa u teatru

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Zoran Miljković

Partizan

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Rick Dano

Partizan

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Radovan Marković

Komandos

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Ljiljana Jovanović

Prostitutka

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Anja Popović

Mustafina devojka

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Directing

Emir Kusturica

Švercer oružja

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