Not as profound as Kusturica or Godard's take on the Bosnian Wars, but still well shot and decently acted. The second part initially seems quite racist, but makes sense in context. Grade: C.
An absolutely stunning debut that chronicles the lives of characters living in the war-torn Balkans in the nineties. Mančevski utilizes his reality, that is the pubescence of the nation of Macedonia, to evoke the loss of innocence in his characters and their world. Very powerful.
Ubicada durante las guerras etnicas en los balcanes, y valiendose de una estructura similar a la de los films de Iñarritu y Tarantino (pero con una concepciòn del cine bastante superior), esta pelicula marcò el extraordinario debut del joven realizador Milcho Manchevski. Entre sus muchas virtudes, la pelìcula cuenta con una de las mas impresionantes bandas sonoras de los ultimos tiempos a cargo del grupo Anastasija.
I have no problem with the story or the acting or casting or any of that stuff I just really hate the way this movie looks. It's hard to explain like a sort of made for TV look, I hate the cinematography especially.... bleh