Underplayed Gems

The Birch Tree (1967)

The Birch Tree poster
Original title
Breza
Directed by
Ante Babaja
Genre
drama film
Country
Yugoslavia
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A rural man marries a woman from a nearby village. The film follows their quiet life and the struggles they face in a small Yugoslavian community.

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What happens

The Birch Tree (Croatian: Breza) is a 1967 Yugoslav film directed by Ante Babaja. The film won two Golden Arena awards at the 1967 Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards, including Best Cinematography (Tomislav Pinter) and Best Actor (Bata Živojinović). In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be one of the best Croatian films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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