
Underground

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COUNTRY
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Palme d'Or (1995) and the Lumière Award for Best Foreign Film (1996)
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1996)
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Box office
Grossed $182K worldwide against a $14M budget
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Setting
Set in Serbia
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Music
Music by Goran Bregović
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Vilko Filač
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Dušan KovačevićStory, Screenplay
- Emir KusturicaScreenplay
- Original title
- Подземље
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 25, 1995
- Original language
- Serbian
- Budget
- $14M
- Revenue
- $182.1K
- Countries
- Yugoslavia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary
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