Some Birds Can't Fly () is a 1997 Yugoslav drama film directed by

Petar Lalović Petar (, sr-Cyrl, Петар) is a South Slavic languages, South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros (given name), Petros cognate to Peter (given name), Peter. Derivative forms include Pero (given name), Pero, Pe ...

Plot

Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...

's hot weather, overcrowding and noisiness makes Vesna sick. Her parents are divorced, but still remain friendly to one another. They take her to see a doctor and she gets diagnosed with

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or '' ...

. They try to help her but nothing works. Vesna's grandpa lives in the forest, far away from the city. Her mother, who hasn't spoken to him for over 20 years, decides to ask him for help. He arrives to the hospital by his horse and suggests that Vesna comes to live with him for some time, saying that nature would make her feel better. Her family eventually agrees, and so Vesna goes to live with her grandpa for two months. He lives in a wooden house, with no television and electricity. He has a lot of animals, which Vesna mets the next morning. She tries to run away, but her grandpa catches her, has a talk with her and succeeds in making her more comfortable. One day, Vesna's grandfather gets caught in a bear trap. He can't do anything for days, and has to lay in bed, so Vesna has to learn to take care of them both. Her grandpa gets better again and they continue doing something new every day. In the end her family comes to pick her up. Her mother is delighted that her daughter feels better and beat leukemia. Vesna goes home and had to learn everything she missed from school. She passes her

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oral exam and was only left with

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and

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exam. While she plays a musical instrument, she faints and the teacher runs out calling for help. They take her to the hospital and she becomes sad again. Her grandpa comes and takes her. She immediately becomes happy and jumps in his arms. The nurse tries to stop him but he won't let Vesna go. Him and his friend drive her to grandpa's house and she becomes happy and healthy again. Her grandpa ends up getting shot by someone. They bury him in the forest, while his dog sits there whining. Vesna kisses his cross and whispers something, then leaves her tetris on the ground. On their way home, she sees a stork named Đura, she says that his family went south, but that he can't because he hurt his wing, that he'll die. Her mother says that he won't, that maybe he'll fly away. Vesna's reply to that was "He won't, some birds can't fly".

Cast

Bata Živojinović Velimir "Bata" Živojinović ( sr-Cyrl, Велимир "Бата" Живојиновић; 5 June 1933 – 22 May 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian actor and politician. He appeared in more than 340 films and TV series, and is regarded as one of ...

- Lugar Zdravko * Ivana Šurdić - Vesna *

Neda Arnerić Neda Arnerić ( sr-cyr, Неда Арнерић; 15 July 1953 – 10 January 2020) was a Serbian film, stage and television actress, and politician. A graduate art historian, she was considered a sex symbol of Yugoslav cinematography. Personal ...

- Vida * Miodrag Krivokapić - Dušan Božić *

Petar Kralj Petar Kralj ( sr-cyr, Петар Краљ; 4 April 1941 – 10 November 2011) was a Serbian theater, film and television actor. Biography Kralj was born in Zagreb to a Serb family from Banija. During World War II his family fled to Syrmia, ...

- Dr. Mrvaljević *

Svetlana Bojković Svetlana "Ceca" Bojković ( sr-cyr, Светлана "Цеца" Бојковић; born 14 December 1947) is a Serbian actress. She began her career in 1967 in the film '' Jednog dana moj Jamele'', but her greatest movie success came ten years la ...

- Doctor * Selimir Tosić - Dr. Petrović * Jelena Žigon - Teacher *

Bata Paskaljević Mihajlo "Bata" Paskaljević ( sr-cyr, Михајло "Бата" Паскаљевић; 14 January 1923 – 26 January 2004) was a Serbian stage, film, and television actor, permanent member of the Belgrade Drama Theatre since 1950. ...

- Greengrocer *

Ljiljana Gazdić Ljiljana (Cyrillic script: Љиљана) is a feminine given name. It may refer to: *Ljiljana Aranđelović (born 1963), Serbian politician and former presidential candidate in the Serbian presidential election, 2004 * Ljiljana Blagojević (born 19 ...

- Music teacher * Vojislav Mićović - Porter *

Božidar Pavićević Božidar Pavićević (9 January 1932 – 13 July 2004) was a Serbian-Yugoslavian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1955 to 1997. Selected filmography References External links * 1932 births 2004 deaths Male act ...

- Poacher I *

Miroljub Lešo Miroljub Lešo (27 July 1946 – 5 March 2019) was a Yugoslav and Serbian actor. He appeared in more than ninety films since 1968. Lešo played the role of ''Slavko'' in the television series '' Otpisani''. He was born and died in Belgrade ...

- Poacher II

References

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* 1997 drama films 1997 films Serbian drama films Yugoslav drama films Films set in Belgrade Films shot in Belgrade Films set in Serbia 1990s Serbian-language films {{Yugoslavia-film-stub