Overview
A comedic battle between good and evil unfolds in a quirky love story.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- mischievous
- late night comedy
- cult film night
What critics said
The film is broadly regarded as an energetic, highly entertaining comedy whose memorable characters and irreverent supernatural premise have made it a Yugoslav cult favorite.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
An angel and the devil compete over Nikola's soul as he confronts the consequences of getting a young woman pregnant.
Nikola begins as a Belgrade playboy whose sexual choices create an unwanted pregnancy and a crisis of maturity.
The plot centers on a playboy and his relationships within the urban culture of early-1990s Belgrade.
Đavo and Anđeo directly intervene in the protagonist's life, turning spiritual judgment into banter and comic conflict.
Films like We Are Not Angels, and why
Dogma
Shares irreverent romantic comedy, supernatural moral conflict, and a sexually irresponsible protagonist facing unexpected consequences.
A Matter of Life and Death
Combines playful supernatural intervention with romance, comedy, and questions of personal responsibility.
The Party
Comparable for its rebellious young-adult romance, comic social satire, and heightened urban energy.
Movie Details
- Director
- Srđan Dragojević
- Release Date
- 1992-05-30
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (61)
Cast
- Nikola Kojo
- Milena Pavlović Čučilović
- Branka Katić
- Srđan 'Žika' Todorović
- Uroš Đurić
- Sonja Savić
- Zoran Cvijanović
- Predrag Laković
- Bogdan Diklić
- Stanislava Pešić
Common questions
- What is We Are Not Angels about?
- A reckless Belgrade playboy becomes the prize in a comic battle between an angel and the devil after an unexpected pregnancy forces him toward adulthood.
- What is We Are Not Angels like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of We Are Not Angels as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is We Are Not Angels violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in We Are Not Angels.
- What did critics think of We Are Not Angels?
- The film is broadly regarded as an energetic, highly entertaining comedy whose memorable characters and irreverent supernatural premise have made it a Yugoslav cult favorite.
- Which films are like We Are Not Angels?
- Films with a similar feel include Dogma, A Matter of Life and Death, and The Party.
- How long is We Are Not Angels?
- We Are Not Angels runs 98 minutes.
