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Underground (Serbian: Podzemlje, Serbian Cyrillic: Подземље) is a 1995 award-winning film directed by Emir Kusturica with a screenplay by Dušan Kovačević.
It is also known by the subtitle Once Upon a Time There Was a Country (Serbian: Била једном једна земља, Bila jednom jedna zemlja), which was the title of the 5-hour mini-series shown on Serbian RTS television.
The film uses the epic story of two friends to portray and satirise the history of Yugoslavia since the Second World War. The film was an international co-production with companies from Yugoslavia, France, Germany and Hungary.
The theatrical version is 163 minutes long. In interviews, Kusturica stated that his original version ran for over 320 minutes, and that he was forced to cut it by co-producers.
The plot is presented through three parts: War, Cold War, and War.
The film opens in Belgrade, the capital of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 6, 1941 as two roguish bon vivants Petar Popara nicknamed Crni (Blacky) and Marko Dren are heading home following a night of hard drinking and partying out on the town. Riding atop a horse carriage while tailed and serenaded by a brass orchestra, they're drunkenly singing and shooting their way through the city's downtown. They pass through Kalemegdan and shout salutes to Marko's brother Ivan who's an animal keeper in the city's zoo. A stutterer with a lame leg, Ivan is already up to feed the animals and waves to them warmly as he records food portion amounts while listening to early morning radio bulletins.
Actors: Randy Kent (producer), Chuck McCann (actor), Hans Hernke (actor), Randy Kent (actor), Randy Kent (director), Andy Forrest (producer), Andy Forrest (writer), Andy Forrest (actor), Andy Forrest (editor), Andy Forrest (director), Frank Bettag (actor), Danny Naten (actor), Brendan McNamara (actor), Jim Akman (actor), J. Anthony McCarthy (actor),
Plot: Two box factory workers from a small Soviet country called Kreplach, The Lempke Brothers accidentally discover a unique ability to dance and to dream. Wanting more out of life, they escape the communist country and find themselves in America - Minnesota to be exact - where their dreams turn to reality and they soon study their new found craft. Eventually this town is not enough for the siblings, so they head West and land in Las Vegas and become headliners at a local club called Spritz-N-Sparkle. But will that be enough for the dynamic duo and can they ever escape their communist past?
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy,Actors: Randy Kent (producer), Chuck McCann (actor), Hans Hernke (actor), Randy Kent (actor), Randy Kent (director), Andy Forrest (producer), Andy Forrest (writer), Andy Forrest (actor), Andy Forrest (editor), Andy Forrest (director), Frank Bettag (actor), Danny Naten (actor), Brendan McNamara (actor), Jim Akman (actor), J. Anthony McCarthy (actor),
Plot: Two box factory workers from a small Soviet country called Kreplach, The Lempke Brothers accidentally discover a unique ability to dance and to dream. Wanting more out of life, they escape the communist country and find themselves in America - Minnesota to be exact - where their dreams turn to reality and they soon study their new found craft. Eventually this town is not enough for the siblings, so they head West and land in Las Vegas and become headliners at a local club called Spritz-N-Sparkle. But will that be enough for the dynamic duo and can they ever escape their communist past?
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy,