The Swarm
1966 · Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · 90 min
- Director
- Mića Popović
- Screenplay
- Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz
- Music
- Zoran Hristić
Cast
What it is about
During the First Serbian Uprising of 1804, in a newly liberated country, a Serbian woman is put on trial for betraying her husband, a hero, to the Ottomans. From that trial, the film follows the suspicions and tensions of a community trying to organize itself after the fighting, never losing sight of the accused woman.
How it was made
Directed by Mića Popović from a script he wrote with Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz, the film stars Mira Stupica, Rade Marković and Bekim Fehmiu, with music by Zoran Hristić. It is a 90-minute Yugoslav production shot in Serbo-Croatian.
Reception and legacy
At the 1966 Pula Film Festival it won the Golden Arena for Best Actress for Mira Stupica and the Silver Arena for Best Supporting Actor for Bekim Fehmiu. On 28 December 2016, the Yugoslav Film Archive included it among one hundred Serbian feature films (1911–1999) declared cultural heritage of great importance.
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