Country
United States
Date
Oct 25, 1995
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COUNTRY
2h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Black marketeers Marko and Blacky manufacture and sell weapons to the Communist resistance in WWII Belgrade, living the good life along the way. Marko's surreal duplicity propels him up the ranks of the Communist Party, and he eventually abandons Blacky and steals his girlfriend. After a lengthy stay in a below-ground shelter, the couple reemerges during the Yugoslavian Civil War of the 1990s as Marko sees the opportunity to exploit the situation.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Milena Pavlović Čučilović | Jelena |
| Danilo 'Bata' Stojković | Deda |
| Borivoje Todorović | Golub |
| Davor Dujmović | Bata |
| dr Nele Karajlić | Falling Gypsy |
| Branislav Lečić | Mustafa |
| Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić | Film Director |
| Predrag Zagorac | Tomislav |
| Erol Kadić | Janez |
| Hark Bohm | Dr. Strasse |
| Petar Kralj | Dr. Mirković |
| Emir Kusturica | Dealer |
| Pierre Spengler | Russian Driver |
| Josif Tatić | Police Inspector |
| Branko Cvejić | Captain |
| Tatjana Kecman | Script |
| Zdena Hurtočakova | Fat Lady |
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| Elizabeta Đorevska | Woman Prompter |
| Albena Stavreva | Girl From the Tunnel |
| Peter Mountain | Officer |
| Mirsad Tuka | Investigator I |
| Batica Nikalić | Investigator II |
| Desa Biogradlija | Lady in the Theatre Box |
| Zoran Miljković | Partizan (uncredited) |
| Rick Dano | Partizan (uncredited) |
| Radovan Marković | Komandos (uncredited) |
| Ljiljana Jovanović | Prostitutka (uncredited) |
| Anja Popović | Mustafina devojka (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDramaWar
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Подземље |
| Lingua originale | Srpski (SR) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Français, Deutsch, Pусский, Srpski |
| Paesi di produzione | Yugoslavia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | CiBy 2000, Pandora Film, Novofilm, Barrandov Studio, Komuna, RTS |
| Data di uscita | 13 maggio 1995 |
| Exec. Producer | Pierre Spengler |
| Producer | Maksa Ćatović, Jan Georg Schütte, Alain Depardieu, Karl Baumgartner, Milorad Vučelić, Roman Bartoníček |
| Writer | Dušan Kovačević, Emir Kusturica |
| Casting | Jessica Horváthová |
| Editors | Branka Čeperac, Krasimira Veličková |
| Cinematography | Vilko Filač, Jan Carda, Petar Popović, Vladimír Duben, Staša Dodočić, Jaroslav Sinkule |
| Asst. Directors | Jiří Ostrý, Miroslav Mandić, Zoran Andrić, Slobodan Dedejić, Alice Kulhánková Ronovská, Emir Kusturica |
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Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Country
France
Date
May 13, 1995
Country
Germany
Date
Nov 23, 1995
Certification
16
Country
Netherlands
Date
Dec 21, 1995
Certification
16
Country
Italy
Date
Dec 22, 1995
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Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jan 05, 1996
Certification
15
Country
South Korea
Date
Jan 06, 1996
Certification
15
Country
Spain
Date
Jan 24, 1996
Certification
13
Country
Portugal
Date
Mar 22, 1996
Country
Czechia
Date
Apr 11, 1996
Certification
15+
Country
Brazil
Date
Apr 26, 1996
Country
Argentina
Date
Sep 12, 1996
Country
China
Date
Apr 18, 2024
Note
Beijing International Film Festival
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 01, 2010
Certification
16
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Brazil
Date
Sep 19, 2000
Certification
14
Note
Leda Films
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