Once Upon a Time There Was a Country (1996)
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 Yugoslavian Civil War of the 1990s as Marko sees the opportunity to exploit the situation. An extended television version of Emir Kusturica's Palme d'Or winning Underground.
First Air Date: 1996-11-08
Last Air Date: 1996-11-13
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Created By: Emir Kusturica
Top Cast
- Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović as Marco Dren
- Lazar Ristovski as Petar "Crni" Popara
- Mirjana Joković as Natalija Zovkov
- Slavko Štimac as Ivan Dren
- Ernst Stötzner as Franc
- Srđan 'Žika' Todorović as Jovan Popara
- Mirjana Karanović as Vera
- Milena Pavlović Čučilović as Jalena
- Danilo 'Bata' Stojković as Deda
- Borivoje Todorović as Golub
Seasons
Season 1 (1996)
A mini-series adaptation of Emir Kusturica's Underground
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Episode 1
Following the German bombing of Belgrade in 1941, Marko gives refuge to twenty people in the cellar of his old house
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Ep. 2: Episode 2
Blacky is in love with the famous Belgrade actress Natalija but things are complicated by the fact that Marko is also infatuated with her.
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Ep. 3: Episode 3
Life above and underground continues as deals are done and a film is made.
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Ep. 4: Episode 4
Above ground the deception continues while those underground are unaware. Underground a plan is enacted.
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Ep. 5: Episode 5
Natalia is kidnapped. Blacky is freed, east meets west and the deception is uncovered.
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Ep. 6: Episode 6
Those underground are now rising. A dangerous deal is made with repercussions for all. Once upon a time there was a country...
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