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What it is about
In 1941, in the newly liberated towns of Čačak and Užice, a young man and a girl dream of a better future. Their plans are cut short when war breaks out in Yugoslavia. Despite the German advance, the couple keeps dreaming, holding on to the idea that dreams cannot be taken away.
How it was made
Puriša Đorđević wrote and directed the film, the second part of his wartime tetralogy, which also includes three other films made between 1965 and 1968. It belongs to the Yugoslav Black Wave movement. The cast includes Ljubiša Samardžić, Olivera Katarina, Mija Aleksić and Bata Živojinović, among others.
Reception and legacy
The film competed at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best Film. At the 1966 Pula Film Festival it won the Silver Arena for Best Film. In 2016 the Yugoslav Film Archive listed it among one hundred Serbian feature films recognised as cultural heritage of great importance.
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Trivia
A wartime tetralogy
It is the second of four war films Đorđević directed, alongside works from 1965, 1967 and 1968.
A Black Wave film
The film belongs to the Yugoslav movement known as the Black Wave, marked by a critical and realist tone.
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