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Otpisani (1974)

Otpisani poster
Original title
Отписани
Genre
drama
Country
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The series follows a group of young Partisans in German-occupied Belgrade during World War II. They carry out dangerous missions against the occupiers while trying to survive and protect each other.

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What happens

Otpisani (Serbian Cyrillic: Отписани, lit. 'The Written Offs') is a Yugoslav drama TV series, produced by Radio Television Belgrade and first aired in 1974. The series follows the lives of young Partisans during the World War II in Yugoslavia in occupied Belgrade. It is based the book Zabranjeni život (Serbian for 'Forbidden Life') by Dragan Marković. A film of the same title, which follows the plotline of the first two episodes, was also shot in 1974. Due to the series' popularity, a sequel titled Povratak otpisanih (English: The Return of the Written Offs) was released in 1978. Due to its popularity, Radio Television of Serbia has shown reruns of the series eleven times. The series has a cult status among its audience in ex-Yugoslav countries and has attracted an estimated 3 million viewers with its last rerun. A digital remaster of the series premiered on RTS on 29 August 2024, on the series' 50th anniversary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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