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| Directed by | Dragan Bjelogrlić |
| Produced by | Dejan Petrović |
| Written by | Srđan Dragojević Ranko Božić |
| Based on | Montevideo, Bog te video by Vladimir Stanković |
| Starring | Miloš Biković Petar Strugar Nina Janković Danina Jeftić |
| Music by | Magnifico |
| Cinematography | Goran Volarevc |
| Editing by | Marko Glušac |
| Studio | Intermedia Network |
| Release date(s) | December 21, 2010 |
| Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | Serbia |
| Language | Serbian |
| Box office | $2,192,931 (Serbia) |
Montevideo, God Bless You! (Serbian: Монтевидео, Бог те видео / Montevideo, Bog te video; internationally titled Montevideo, Taste of a Dream) is a 2010 Serbian film directed by Dragan Bjelogrlić about the events leading to the participation of the Yugoslavia national football team at the first FIFA World Cup in Montevideo, Uruguay in July 1930. The film has gained considerable media attention throughout 2010 and is achieving significant box office success in Serbia since its release on December 21, 2010.[1] As of February 18th 2011, more than 500,000 people watched the film in Serbia and Montenegro.[2]
The story is loosely based on the novel Montevideo, Bog te video by the prominent Serbian sports journalist Vladimir Stanković.
The film was awarded the 'Audience Choice Award'[3] for best film in the main competition program at the 33rd Moscow International Film Festival. It has also become Serbia's nomination to join the foreign language Academy Award race for 2012.[4][5]
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The plot, inspired by real life events that took place in the late 1920s, tells a story about a group of Belgrade football players, their lives, friendships, romances and troubles that arise before their eventual assembly into the national team and departure for the far-away Uruguay. This historical melodrama gives a unique and somewhat nostalgic view of post-Great War Belgrade while resurrecting a distinctive era which underlines the main values and virtues of the time.
| Event | Category | Winner/Nominee | Result |
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| Fipresci Serbia 2010[6] | |||
| Best Actor | Miloš Biković | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Danina Jeftić | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Nina Janković | Nominated | |
| Best Picture | Intermedia Network | Won | |
| Best Director | Dragan Bjelogrlić | Won | |
| Best Director of Photography | Goran Volarević | Won | |
| Best Script | Srđan Dragojević and Ranko Bozić | Won | |
| Best Production Design | Nemanja Petrović | Won | |
| Popularity Oscars 2010[7] | Best Picture | Intermedia Network | Won |
| THE MEN awards 2010 | Project of the Year | Intermedia Network | Won |
| MTV Movie Awards 2011 | Best Film | Intermedia Network | Won |
| 33rd Moscow International Film Festival | Audience Choice Award | Intermedia Network | Won |
| 58th International Pula Film Festival | Special Mention | Intermedia Network | Won |
| Sopot Film Festival 2011 | Best Production Design | Nemanja Petrovic | Won |
| Two Riversides Film and Art Festival 2011 | Audience Choice Award | Intermedia Network | Won |
| Nis Film Festival 2011[8] | |||
| Best Actor - 'Constantine The Great Award' | Miloš Biković | Won | |
| Best Debut | Petar Strugar | Won | |
| FIPRESCI Award | Viktor Savic | Won | |
| Best Comic Role | Branimir Brstina | Won | |
| Actor of the Evening | Predrag Vasic | Won |
The movie was released on DVD during 2011.
On 1 January 2012 it is scheduled to be shown on RTS1. The extended version of the film will be broadcast as 24-episode television series on RTS throughout January and February 2012.[9]
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| Preceded by Tamo i ovde |
Serbian Oscar Of Popularity The Movie of the Year 2010 |
Succeeded by TBD |