Underground

Name: Underground
Released: 1995
Rating: 8

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COUNTRY

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ComedyDramaWarSlow BurnFeel GoodEmotional DepthHidden Gem

Why Watch

A Comedy, Drama pick with emotionally resonant storytelling, a patient, deliberate slow burn — Filmistani Score 86.

Synopsis

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 Yugoslav Civil War of the 1990s as Marko sees the opportunity to exploit the situation.