The likeliest reason this film was included in the Palme d'Or lineup was as a nod during Cannes' 60th birthday to the two-time Palme winner; it only serves to underline how far the helmer of When Father Was Away on Business has sunk.
Overview
An old man named Zivojin Markovic, living in a remote village prays for his grandson Cane to go to the city, sell his cow and bring back a wife. In the city he is supposed to meet up with his grandfather's stepbrother, but this man is dead. Instead, he meets this man's two grandsons, two good-natured brothers who are nevertheless small-time criminals and experts in demolition. Cane soon clicks with these men, and also falls in love with a schoolgirl (Jasna), who he wants to marry as part of his testament with his grandfather. He gets involved in this girl's family affairs, rescuing both her and her mother from prostitution and gangsters headed by a man called Bajo, and the new group of people return to the small village in time to celebrate Zivojin's wedding to his neighbor, despite the gangsters' best efforts to stop the celebration, which results in a double wedding.
Director and cast
- Emir Kusturica Director
- Marija Petronijević as Jasna
- Uroš Milovanović as Tsane
- Aleksandar Berček as Großvater Zivojin Markovic
- Predrag Laković as Boss
- Ljiljana Blagojević as Bosa, Lehrerin
- Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović Cast
- Ivan Maksimović Cast
- Ivan Maximov Cast
- Kosanka Đekić Cast
- Stribor Kusturica Cast
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