Underground
“ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A COUNTRY”
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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Cast
36 people
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
Marko Dren
Known for
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
Irina Palm
Lazar Ristovski
Petar 'Crni' Popara
Known for
The November Man
The Man Who Bought The Moon
Mirjana Joković
Natalija Zovkov
Known for
At Middleton
Slavko Štimac
Ivan Dren
Known for
Life Is a Miracle
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
Ernst Stötzner
Franz
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Das Boot
Srđan 'Žika' Todorović
Jovan Popara
Known for
A Serbian Film
Black Cat, White Cat
Srđan Todorović
Jovan Popara
Mirjana Karanović
Vera
Known for
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
When Father Was Away on Business
Milena Pavlović Čučilović
Jelena
Known for
We Are Not Angels
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame
Danilo 'Bata' Stojković
Deda
Known for
Balkan Spy
Who's Singin' Over There?
Borivoje Todorović
Golub
Known for
Time of the Gypsies
Balkan Spy
Davor Dujmović
Bata
Known for
Time of the Gypsies
When Father Was Away on Business
Emir Kusturica Director · Dušan Kovačević Screenplay Goran Bregović Composer
Worldwide gross $182K · Budget $14M · United States release October 25, 1995
Box office
Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$182,134
Production
CiBy 2000
Production
Pandora Film
Production
Novofilm
Production
Barrandov Studio
Production
Komuna
Production
RTS
Production
Barrandov Studios
Studio · Production
Serbia · Czechia · France · Germany · Hungary · Serbia
Produced in
Bila jednom jedna zemlja
Working title
Languages
Original title
Подземље
Original language
Serbian
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Russian · Serbian
Release dates
France · May 13, 1995
Premiere · Cannes Festival (main competition)
United States · October 25, 1995
Limited theatrical
Argentina
September 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 26, 1996 · Theatrical
September 19, 2000 · TV · Leda Films
China
April 18, 2024 · Theatrical · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
April 11, 1996 · Theatrical
France
October 25, 1995 · Theatrical
January 19, 1997 · TV · Canal +
May 12, 2004 · TV · Arte
Germany
November 23, 1995 · Theatrical
Italy
December 22, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 21, 1995 · Theatrical
January 1, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
March 22, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 6, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
January 24, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 5, 1996 · Theatrical
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