Once Upon a Time There Was a Country
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.
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A mini-series adaptation of Emir Kusturica's Underground
- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
08-11-1996Following the German bombing of Belgrade in 1941, Marko gives refuge to twenty people in the cellar of his old house
- Ep 2
2.Episode 2
09-11-1996Blacky is in love with the famous Belgrade actress Natalija but things are complicated by the fact that Marko is also infatuated with her.
- Ep 3
3.Episode 3
10-11-1996Life above and underground continues as deals are done and a film is made.
- Ep 4
4.Episode 4
11-11-1996Above ground the deception continues while those underground are unaware. Underground a plan is enacted.
- Ep 5
5.Episode 5
12-11-1996Natalia is kidnapped. Blacky is freed, east meets west and the deception is uncovered.
- Ep 6
6.Episode 6
13-11-1996Those underground are now rising. A dangerous deal is made with repercussions for all. Once upon a time there was a country...
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