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Backbone1975
1970sdrama film

Backbone

1975 · Yugoslavia · 91 min

Director
Vlatko Gilić
Music
Walter Scharf

Cast

Danilo Stojković
Dragan Nikolić
Seka Sablić
Dragomir Felba
Mira Banjac
Taško Načić
Predrag Laković
Renata Ulmanski
Jelena Čvorović
Miroljub Lešo
Neda Spasojević
Đorđe Jelisić
Milutin Butković

What it is about

A Yugoslav drama directed by Vlatko Gilić and shot in Serbo-Croatian. Pavle Gvozdenović, played by Dragan Nikolić, is one of the central characters, alongside Pepi, played by Predrag Laković, and others who appear in scenes set in kafanas, the traditional taverns of the region. The sources consulted do not offer a detailed plot summary, so this description stays with the film's general premise.

How it was made

Vlatko Gilić directed the film, and Walter Scharf composed its score. The cast includes Danilo Stojković, Mira Banjac, Seka Sablić, Dragomir Felba and Taško Načić, and the running time is 91 minutes. Available information about the screenplay, the shoot and the stylistic choices is limited.

Reception and legacy

The film was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. The sources do not record major awards or a documented influence, so its place in Yugoslav film history rests mainly on that international showing and on the interest of its cast.

Stills

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