1995 · 170 min · NR

Underground

Name: Underground
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Released: 1995
Duration: 170 min
Cast: Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Joković, Slavko Štimac, Ernst Stötzner

Directed by Emir Kusturica · Comedy, Drama, War

Underground (1995) is a Comedy film, directed by Emir Kusturica set in Belgrade during the 1940s–1990s.

Themes of betrayal, war's cost, and friendship play out through episodic chapters.

Composer

Goran Bregović

Cinematography

Vilko Filač

Cast

Predrag 'Miki' ManojlovićLazar RistovskiMirjana JokovićSlavko ŠtimacErnst StötznerSrđan 'Žika' TodorovićMirjana KaranovićMilena Pavlović Čučilović

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Belgrade

Setting

Urban Underground

When

1940s 1960s 1990s

Premise & themes

Themes

Betrayal War's Cost Friendship

Structure

Episodic Chapters

Tone

Darkly ComicSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

Historical Fiction

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1988
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Underground

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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