Cabaret Balkan (Bure baruta) (1999)

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This striking drama, set in the mid-1990s, interweaves the violence-wracked stories of 20 people trying to survive and exist among the civil unrest visited upon the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Nikola Ristanovski, Nebojsa Glogovac, Miki Manojlovic, Marko Urosevic, Bogdan Diklic, Dragan Nikolic.
  • Rating:
    R (for strong violence including an act of sexual assault, strong language and some drug use)
  • Genre:
    Art House & International, Comedy, Drama
  • Directed By:
    Goran Paskaljevic
  • In Theaters:
     wide
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  • Studio:
    Paramount Classics

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Cast

Nikola Ristanovski
as Boris
Nebojsa Glogovac
as Taxi Driver
Miki Manojlovic
as Michael
Marko Urosevic
as Alex
Bogdan Diklic
as Jovan
Dragan Nikolic
as Jovan's Boxer Friend
Mira Banjac
as Bosnian Serb Mother
Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic
as Viktor
Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic
as Bus Driver
Nebojsa Milovanovic
as Bosnian Serb Son
Aleksandar Bercek
as Dimitri
Lazar Ristovski
as Boxer
Voja Brajovic
as Topi
Ana Sofrenovic
as Young Woman on Train
Sergej Trifunovic
as Young man who takes the bus hostage
Mirjana Jokovic
as Ana, George's girlfriend
Ivan Bekjarev
as The man on the bus who thinks he's tough
Milena Dravic
as The lady on the bus with the hat and fox stole
Toni Mihajlovski
as George, the eternal culprit, Ana's boyfriend
Ljuba Tadic
as The orchestra conductor who performs with feeling
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Critic Reviews for Cabaret Balkan (Bure baruta)

All Critics (14) | Top Critics (5)

Some vignettes work better than others, but their collective effect is nothing short of powerful.

Jan 4, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
TheMovieReport.com

One of the most powerful movies of 1999.

May 26, 2006 | Full Review…
Combustible Celluloid

It's a message film, saying these kind of horrors happened many times in history before and they will continue to happen if we forget history.

Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
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