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Midwinter Night's Dream (2004)

Midwinter Night's Dream poster
Original title
San zimske noći
Directed by
Goran Paskaljević
Genre
drama film
Country
Serbia and Montenegro, Monaco, Spain
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A drama film that uses an autistic child as a central character to tell an allegorical story about the Yugoslav wars. The movie was controversial in Serbia for its critical view of the country's involvement in the conflict.

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What happens

Midwinter Night's Dream (Serbian: Сан зимске ноћи, romanized: San zimske noći) is a 2004 drama film directed by Goran Paskaljevic. It is an allegory of the Yugoslav wars, starring an autistic child as the main character. When first released in Serbia, it caused some public outrage because of the sharp criticism of Serbia's role in the war. It was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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