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The Way Steel Was Tempered (1988)

The Way Steel Was Tempered poster
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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