Underground (1995)

A surreal, absurd mix of politics, sex, fantasty, black comedy and brutality that has been widely hailed as one of the decade's most exhilerating cinematic efforts. During World War II, a pair of friends in the Serb resistance hide in an intricate cellar. Years later, the war is over but the lies and deceptions continue. Winner of the award for Best Film at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.

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An unpredictable black comedy with an epic scope, Emir Kusturica's highly acclaimed Underground takes a look at the modern history of Yugoslavia through the often absurd misadventures of two friends over several decades. The film begins in Belgrade in 1941, establishing the friendship between the gregarious Blacky and the more intellectual Marko during a drunken, late-night musical procession that establishes the riotous tone to follow. Fellow members of the Communist Party, the friends also share an involvement in shady business activities and an attraction for a beautiful actress. Soon, the chaos of World War I...
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I forces them to take refuge in an underground shelter with a variety of other townspeople. Years pass and the war ends, but Marko and the actress trick the others into believing that the war is still going on. Kusturica turns this inherently absurd premise into a vibrant portrait of the contradictory, foolish nature of war. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, the film received great acclaim on the festival circuit but had a hard time securing a release in the United States.
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Underground gaat over de twee sympathieke hartsvrienden Marko en Blacky. Marko is berekenend en onscrupuleus, Blacky een weekhartige idealist. Beiden raken ze verliefd op een actrice van losse zeden. Na een bombardement op hun stad Belgrado in 1941 duiken de vrienden samen met een hoop familievrienden en een aap onder. Na een tijd ondergedoken te hebben gezeten verkent Marko de buitenwereld en vertelt aan zijn vrienden dat de oorlog nog steeds verder woedt. 15 jaar lang gelooft Blacky het verhaal van zijn vriend, maar gaat dan zelf op onderzoek uit..

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