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Underground

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COUNTRY

7.7(815)19952h 50m4

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 Yugoslav Civil War of the 1990s as Marko sees the opportunity to exploit the situation.

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Status
Released
Budget
$14M
Box office
$182.1K
Language
English
  • world war ii
  • lie
  • cellar
  • resistance fighter
  • belgrade
  • anarchic comedy

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

Yugoslavia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)25 Oct 1995
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical155 Jan 1996
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical12 Sept 1996
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical26 Apr 1996
    • TV14Leda Films19 Sept 2000
  • ChinaCN

    • TheatricalBeijing International Film Festival 18 Apr 2024
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+11 Apr 1996
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Festival (main competition)13 May 1995
    • Theatrical25 Oct 1995
    • TVCanal +19 Jan 1997
    • TVArte12 May 2004
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1623 Nov 1995
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical22 Dec 1995
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1621 Dec 1995
    • Physical16DVD1 Jan 2010
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical22 Mar 1996
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical156 Jan 1996

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Underground was released on 25 October 1995.

Audience reviews

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  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    4/20/2023

    3/10

    **A black comedy made for a restricted audience.** The film follows much of Yugoslav history, from its occupation by the Germans during World War II to its dismemberment. This is done through a small handful of characters: Marko and Blacky are friends, but follow different life paths: one becomes a kind of boss of the Communist Party, the other the head of a clandestine arms factory, which helps the another to get…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    5/27/2024

    7/10

    Though this is a bit hit and miss, and I do wonder just how many editions of the BBC's "'Allo 'Allo" director Emir Kusturica had watched, this is still quite an entertaining look at the evolution of Yugoslavia from it's wartime Chetnik phase through until the dismantling of the country following the death of Tito. It's split into three distinct parts, and the start reminded me a little of the beginning of "Hannibal B…

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