Underground
A cunning arms dealer rises through a wartime resistance to seize power and love, only to confront his treacherous past when the world erupts into a new civil war, forcing him to choose between survival and redemption.
“ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COUNTRY”
Synopsis
Marko and Blacky are black marketeers who manufacture and sell weapons to the Communist resistance in Belgrade during World War II, enjoying a comfortable lifestyle in the process. Marko's complex and deceptive behavior helps him rise through the ranks of the Communist Party, eventually leading him to abandon Blacky and take his girlfriend. After spending a long period in an underground shelter, the two reemerge during the Yugoslavian Civil War in the 1990s, as Marko sees new opportunities to take advantage of the situation.
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A crew of 45+ credited
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Edited by Branka CeperacShot by Vilko FilacScored by Goran BregovicDesigned by Milenko Jeremic
Box Office
1995 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.0× its budget
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$182K
Also known as
- Undergroundde
- Undergrounden
- Подземљеsh
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Cast & Crew
45 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Predrag Miki Manojlovic
as Marko Dren
Lazar Ristovski
as Petar 'Crni' Popara
Mirjana Jokovic
as Natalija Zovkov
Slavko Stimac
as Ivan Dren
Ernst Stotzner
as Franz
Sr An Zika Todorovic
as Jovan Popara
Mirjana Karanovic
as Vera
Milena Pavlovic Cucilovic
as Jelena
Danilo Bata Stojkovic
as Deda
Srdjan Zika Todorovic
as Jovan
Borivoje Todorovic
as Golub
Davor Dujmovic
as Bata
Supporting cast
26Milena Pavlovic
as Jelena
Dr Nele Karajlic
as Falling Gypsy
Branislav Lecic
as Mustafa
Bora Todorovic
as Golub
Dragoslav Dragan Nikolic
as Film Director
Predrag Zagorac
as Tomislav
Erol Kadic
as Janez
Hark Bohm
as Dr. Strasse
Petar Kralj
as Dr. Mirković
Emir Kusturica
as Dealer
Pierre Spengler
as Russian Driver
Josif Tatic
as Police Inspector
Branko Cvejic
as Captain
Tatjana Kecman
as Script
Zdena Hurtocakova
as Fat Lady
Elizabeta Orevska
as Woman Prompter
Albena Stavreva
as Girl From the Tunnel
Peter Mountain
as Officer
Mirsad Tuka
as Investigator I
Batica Nikalic
as Investigator II
Desa Biogradlija
as Lady in the Theatre Box
Zoran Miljkovic
as Partizan (uncredited)
Rick Dano
as Partizan (uncredited)
Radovan Markovic
as Komandos (uncredited)
Ljiljana Jovanovic
as Prostitutka (uncredited)
Anja Popovic
as Mustafina devojka (uncredited)
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