Cabaret Balkan (Bure baruta)

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Movie Info

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:

Jul 23, 1999 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 11, 2000
Runtime:

102 minutes
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 (6) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (3)

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

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

Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
One of the most powerful movies of 1999.

May 26, 2006 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
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…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews