Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996)

Original title

Лепа села лепо горе

Directed by

Srđan Dragojević

Genre

drama film, war film, political drama

Country

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 110 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Bosnian War, a group of Serb soldiers gets trapped in a tunnel by Bosniak fighters. The film flashes back to their peaceful pre-war lives and focuses on Milan, whose best friend Halil becomes his enemy as they end up on opposite sides.

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What happens

Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (Serbian: Лепа села лепо горе / Lepa sela lepo gore, literally "Pretty villages burn nicely") is a 1996 Serbian film directed by Srđan Dragojević with a screenplay based on a book written by Vanja Bulić. Set during the Bosnian War, the film tells the story of Milan, part of a small group of Serb soldiers trapped in a tunnel by a Bosniak force. Through flashbacks, the lives of the trapped soldiers in pre-war Yugoslavia are shown, particularly Milan and his Bosniak best friend Halil becoming enemies after having to pick opposing sides in the conflict. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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