Četverored is 1999 Croatian film directed by Jakov Sedlar. Based on the novel of the same name by Ivan Aralica, the plot of the film deals with the Bleiburg tragedy.
The movie, which was one of the most lavish and expensive productions of 1990s Croatian cinema industry, received generally poor reviews and was almost ignored by the public in theaters.
Četverored was immersed in controversy in late 1999, while being aired on Croatian Radio Television as two-part mini-series. The second part was to be aired a day before the 2000 parliamentary elections, during electoral silence. Since the villains in the film happened to be Croatian Communists, many saw the airing of the film as an attempt to turn voters away from the ex-Communist Social Democratic Party of Croatia, which had a commanding lead at opinion polls, and illegal propaganda in favor of the ruling party, the Croatian Democratic Union. Others complained about large quantity of scenes with graphic violence, deemed inappropriate for airing in prime time. HRT yielded to pressure and postponed the airing after the elections.
(S. Weber/M. Schumpelt/J.O. Soerup)
see the old man
see the child in front
wondering'bout what's heaven
and don't forget reality
dream, feel it and fly away...
where did you start
how could you forget
you heard the voice
you got this feeling
you know we'll hurt you so join the cage
and believe in what we said
where did you come from
how could you forget
you're just a puppet
so join the cage
instead you're showing us feelings
try to be a man
how could you forget, you're on the run
where are those who prayed the lies
where are those who get the prize
where are those who named the prophets
let me get out of here
I'm sitting on the edge of a lake
still watching that moon and the clouds
still staring
still smoking another cigarrette and I know
maybe I am a looser, oh, maybe I am the looser