Underplayed Gems

Zaseda (1969)

Zaseda poster
Directed by
Živojin Pavlović
Genre
drama film
Country
Yugoslavia
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man returns to his village after World War II and tries to adapt to the new communist regime. He faces suspicion and hostility from the local authorities and community.

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What happens

The Ambush (Serbo-Croatian: Zaseda, Serbian Cyrillic: Заседа) is a 1969 Yugoslav black-and-white feature film written and directed by Živojin Pavlović. It is considered to be one of the greatest achievements of the Yugoslav Black Wave. The screenplay is based on the motifs of Pavlović's short story Legends and Antonije Isaković's short story For the Third Time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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