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Special Education (1977)

Special Education poster
Original title
Специјално васпитање
Directed by
Goran Marković
Genre
drama film
Country
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A policeman takes charge of a group of juvenile delinquents in a reform school. He tries to earn their trust through unorthodox methods while facing resistance from both the boys and the system.

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What happens

Special Education (Serbo-Croatian: Specijalno vaspitanje / Специјално васпитање) is a 1977 Yugoslav drama directed by Goran Marković. It was his first feature film. The screenplay was written by Marković and Miroslav Simić. The film was finished short before 1977, but it was first screened in 1977, at the Pula Film Festival. Ljubiša Samardžić was awarded the Big Golden Arena, for his role of policeman Cane. The film received the first prize at the Mannheim Film Festival. It was a critical and commercial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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