On the Milky Road
| On the Milky Road | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Emir Kusturica |
| Produced by |
Lucas Akoskin Alex Garcia Paula Vaccaro |
| Written by | Emir Kusturica |
| Starring |
Emir Kusturica Monica Bellucci Sloboda Mićalović Predrag Manojlović |
| Music by | Stribor Kusturica |
| Cinematography | Goran Volarevic, Martin Sec |
| Edited by | Svetolic Mica Zajc |
Production company |
BN Films Pinball London |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes[1] |
| Country |
Serbia Mexico United States United Kingdom |
| Language | Serbian |
On the Milky Road (Serbian: На млечном путу, Na mlečnom putu; Italian: Lungo la Via Lattea) is a 2016 film directed by Emir Kusturica, based on his segment in the anthology film Words with Gods. On the Milky Road stars Kusturica and Monica Bellucci. It is a three-part narrative following selected critical periods in the life of a man and his country, from a time war, to when he falls in love and ends as a hermit monk.
Cast
- Emir Kusturica as Kosta
- Monica Bellucci as Nevesta
- Sloboda Mićalović as Milena
- Predrag Manojlović
Release
The movie was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.[2]
Kusturica won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival twice for his When Father Was Away on Business and Underground. He and producer Paula Vaccaro said they previewed On the Milky Road to Cannes organizer Thierry Fremaux and that there was interest in it debuting at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. However, Vaccaro said this was unfeasible as the film was still in the editing process in May 2016.[3] In making these comments, Vaccaro and Kusturica denied earlier reporting that Kusturica claimed to have been barred from Cannes for favorable comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Venezia 73". Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Venice Film Festival 2016". Deadline. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- 1 2 Holdsworth, Nick; Kozlov, Vladimir (21 April 2016). "Emir Kusturica, Rep Deny Controversial Cannes Comments". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ↑ Child, Ben (20 April 2016). "Emir Kusturica: Cannes rejected my film because I support Putin". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2017.