Underplayed Gems

Playing Soldiers (1967)

Playing Soldiers poster
Original title
Mali vojnici
Directed by
Bahrudin Čengić
Genre
drama film
Country
Yugoslavia
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

The film follows a group of boys in Yugoslavia who play at being soldiers. Their games mix youthful energy with the harsh reality of war around them.

slow-burnsolemnwar-tingedchildlikemelancholicgroundedrestrainedobservational

What happens

Playing Soldiers (Serbo-Croatian: Mali vojnici) is a 1967 Yugoslav film directed by Bahrudin Čengić. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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