The Dervish and Death (1974)
- Original title
- Derviš i smrt
- Directed by
- Zdravko Velimirović
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A dervish in Ottoman-era Bosnia grapples with moral questions when his brother is arrested. He becomes entangled in a corrupt system that tests his faith and principles.
bleakmeditativetenseintrospectiveatmosphericsomberphilosophicalslow-burn
What happens
Death and the Dervish (Serbo-Croatian: Derviš i smrt, Serbian Cyrillic: Дервиш и смрт) is a 1974 Yugoslav film directed by Zdravko Velimirović based on the novel of the same name by Meša Selimović. The film won the Silver Arena (second best film) and four Golden Arena awards at the 1974 Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards festival. It was Yugoslavia's submission to the 47th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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