Underground
Seen it?1995 | 170 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences rate it highly (7.7 out of 10), despite a box office loss. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and history buffs. If you loved Inglourious Basterds or Stalag 17, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, intense.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 50 min.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Black marketeers Marko and Blacky manufacture and sell weapons to the Communist resistance in WWII Belgrade, living the good life along the way. Marko's surreal duplicity propels him up the ranks of the Communist Party, and he eventually abandons Blacky and steals his girlfriend. After a lengthy stay in a below-ground shelter, the couple reemerges during the Yugoslav Civil War of the 1990s as Marko sees the opportunity to exploit the situation.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes, 79 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.7 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Cannes award: Palme d'Or. Plus 1 other award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$182K worldwide on a $14 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 71K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Emir Kusturica
- Predrag 'Miki' ManojlovićMarko Dren
- Lazar RistovskiPetar 'Crni' Popara
- Mirjana JokovićNatalija Zovkov
- Slavko ŠtimacIvan Dren
- Ernst StötznerFranz
- Srđan 'Žika' TodorovićJovan Popara
- Mirjana KaranovićVera
- Milena Pavlović ČučilovićJelena
- Danilo 'Bata' StojkovićDeda
- Borivoje TodorovićGolub