The Way Steel Was Tempered (1988)

- Original title
- Tako se kalio čelik
- Directed by
- Želimir Žilnik
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rating
- 8.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film follows a group of young Yugoslavs navigating their daily lives. It shows their work, relationships, and struggles within the social and economic realities of the late 1980s.
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What happens
The Way Steel Was Tempered (Serbo-Croatian: Tako se kalio čelik) is a 1988 Yugoslav film directed by Serbian director Želimir Žilnik. It was nominated for a Golden St. George award at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival and has been screened at festivals worldwide such as the Toronto International Film Festival. It was also shown at the Pyongyang Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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