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Pretty Village, Pretty Flame
''Pretty Village, Pretty Flame'' ( sr, Лепа села лепо горе / ''Lepa sela lepo gore'', literally ''"Pretty villages burn nicely"'') is a 1996 Serbian film directed by Srđan Dragojević with a screenplay based on a book written by Vanja Bulić. Set during the Bosnian War, the film tells the story of Milan, part of a small group of Serb soldiers trapped in a tunnel by a Bosniak force. Through flashbacks, the lives of the trapped soldiers in pre-war Yugoslavia are shown, particularly Milan and his Bosniak best friend Halil becoming enemies after having to pick opposing sides in the conflict. Summary The plot is inspired by a real-life occurrence in eastern Bosnia from the opening stages of the Bosnian War, with the film's screenplay based on a Vanja Bulić-written, '' Duga'' magazine published long-form piece about the actual event. Following the success of the movie, Bulić wrote a novel named ''Tunel''—essentially an expanded version of his magazine article ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srđan Dragojević
Srđan Dragojević ( sr-cyr, Срђан Драгојевић, , born 1 January 1963) is a Serbian film director and screenwriter, who emerged in the 1990s as a significant figure in Serbian cinema. From 2010 until 2017, he was affiliated with the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS). In late August 2013 he became an SPS MP in the Serbian National Assembly. Early life and career Born to a journalist father Anđelko Dragojević (1934-2017) hailing from Srbica and a French translator mother Ljiljana, Dragojević described himself as a "child of middle-level communist nomenklatura in Serbia". His father worked for Belgrade-based newspapers '' Borba'' and '' Večernje novosti'', including a managerial stint at OOUR Novosti. In his early youth, Dragojević played guitar in the punk/new wave band TV Moroni. He also dabbled in journalism, writing for ' newspaper and ' magazine. He obtained a degree in clinical psychology from the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Philosophy. In 1987 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
