''Atomic War Bride'' ( sh, Rat, lit=War) is a 1960
Yugoslav science-fiction and drama film directed by
Veljko Bulajić
Veljko Bulajić (born 22 March 1928) is a Montenegrin film director and UNESCO Kalinga Prize recipient. He has spent the majority of his life working in Croatia and is primarily known for directing World War II-themed movies from the Partisan f ...
.
The film won three Golden Arena awards at the 1960
Pula Film Festival
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, including for
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(Veljko Bulajić),
Best Actor (
Antun Vrdoljak
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) and Best Scenography (Duško Jeričević),
and was nominated for the
Golden Lion award at the 1960
Venice Film Festival
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.
Plot
At a church in the country, eternally optimistic John marries Maria, unaware that a nuclear war is about to begin, and she becomes his Atomic War Bride.
References
External links
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''Atomic War Bride''at hrfilm.hr
1960 films
1960s science fiction drama films
Croatian black-and-white films
Films about nuclear war and weapons
Films directed by Veljko Bulajić
Films shot in Croatia
Jadran Film films
Serbo-Croatian-language films
Films with screenplays by Cesare Zavattini
Yugoslav science fiction drama films
Croatian science fiction drama films
Films set in Yugoslavia
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