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Plot Analysis Summary

A Croatian-Italian war film directed by Oja Kodar exploring historical conflict and survival.

Story Breakdown

Production Context — Co-production between Italy and Croatia released in 1993.
- Director Vision — Oja Kodar directs the narrative and visual style.
- Screenplay Origin — Script written by Ivo Hušnjak in Croatian.
Historical Setting — Set against the backdrop of war in the Balkans.
- War Themes — Explores conflict, displacement, and survival.
- Cultural Context — Reflects Croatian historical experiences and language.
Film Metadata — Runtime and release details for archival reference.
- Runtime Length — 99 minutes duration.
- Release Year — Premiered in 1993 alongside major global releases.

The seemingly pleasant life of Marija and her son Darko is broken when their village is attacked by the Serbian chetniks, forcing them to evacuate and look for new living and employment opportunites in the nearby city, with the former taking a job in the washroom of the local hospital and the latter, against his mother's wishes, deciding to join the Croatian Army. A few weeks later, Marija recieves the news of her son's passing and decides to head into no man's land to retrieve his remains and bury them in the village they both grew up in.

Directed by

Oja Kodar

Key Cast

Jasna Palić-Picukarić — Jasna
Vinko Kraljević — Sova
Edo Peročević — Ilija
Duško Valentić — Žgoljo
Đorđe Rapajić — Nikola

Rating: 6.3/10 (3 votes)

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q12644984), public domain (CC0).