The Republic of Užice

This article is about the 1974 film. For the short-lived territory in western Serbia, see Republic of Užice.
The Republic of Užice
Directed by Žika Mitrović
Written by Ana Marija Car
Arsen Diklić
Žika Mitrović
Starring Boris Buzančić
Božidarka Frajt
Rade Šerbedžija
Neda Arnerić
Pere Prličko
Marko Nikolić
Dušan Vojnović
Branko Milićević
Aljoša Vučković
Marko Todorović
Ružica Sokić
Mija Aleksić
Music by Zoran Hristić
Cinematography Predrag Popović
Edited by Katarina Stojanović
Release dates
  • 1974
Running time
 170 minutes
Country Yugoslavia
Language Serbo-Croatian

The Republic of Užice (Serbo-Croatian: Užička republika, Serbian Cyrillic: Ужичка република) is a 1974 Yugoslav film directed by Žika Mitrović. It is one of the most notable examples of partisan film, a Yugoslav subgenre of World War II films which was popular between the 1960s and 1980s. The prevailing themes of anti-fascist struggle set in wartime Yugoslavia are also present here, as the film tells the story of the rise and fall of the Republic of Užice, a short-lived territory liberated by Yugoslav partisans which existed for several months in 1941.

The film shows several love stories unfolding on the backdrop of historical events and includes appearances by Miodrag Lazarević as Chetnik leader Draža Mihailović and Marko Todorović as Josip Broz Tito.[1]

The film won two Golden Arena awards at the 1974 Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards, including Best Film and Best Supporting Actress (Ružica Sokić).[2] It was also entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.[3]

Main cast

References

  1. ↑ "Uzicka Republika (1974)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "21. Festival igranog filma u Puli". Web Archive (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-01-05.

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