# Underground (1995)

> An exuberant Yugoslav tragicomedy turns wartime deception, underground isolation, and a fractured friendship into a surreal allegory of political delusion.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6803

## Facts

- Runtime: 170 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
- Director: Emir Kusturica
- Cast: Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Joković, Slavko Štimac, Ernst Stötzner, Srđan 'Žika' Todorović, Mirjana Karanović, Milena Pavlović Čučilović
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114787/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: absurdist, operatic, anarchic, arthouse film night, political cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A surreal journey through war and deception, where reality blurs in the shadows of a cellar.

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