Once Upon a Time There Was a Country
Drama
Comedy
War & Politics
November 8, 1996 – November 13, 1996
(began 30 years ago)
5h 27m / episode
8.8/10
Ended
1 Season
6 Episodes
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 Yugoslavian Civil War of the 1990s as Marko sees the opportunity to exploit the situation. An extended television version of Emir Kusturica's Palme d'Or winning Underground.
Cast (34)
Directors
Original Name
Bila jednom jedna zemlja
Original Language
sr
Spoken Languages
German, English, French, Russian, Serbian
Production Countries
FR, YU
Production Companies
Pandora, Komuna, CiBy 2000, Novo films