Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- irreverent
- warm
- arthouse movie night
- international cinema evening
What sets it apart
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Cane's journey to sell a cow and find a spouse turns a simple promise into a metaphorical passage through transitional Serbia.
The film presents rural life, criminality, romance, and social transition through an exuberant, metaphorical Balkan idiom.
Cane must honor his grandfather's demand to return from the city with a spouse, making family duty the engine of the plot.
The story uses absurd troubles and encounters to evoke Serbia's period of social and cultural transition.
Films like Promise Me This, and why
Black Cat, White Cat
whimsical Balkan comedy, heightened rural storytelling, and exuberant visual and tonal invention
Underground
surrealist comedy, romantic entanglements, and a vivid portrait of eccentric Balkan communities
The Taste of Cherry
comic romance, magical realism, and folkloric atmosphere shaped by social upheaval
Movie Details
- Director
- Emir Kusturica
- Release Date
- 2007-05-26
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (100)
Cast
- Marija Petronijević
- Uroš Milovanović
- Aleksandar Berček
- Predrag Laković
- Ljiljana Blagojević
- Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
- Ivan Maximov
- Kosanka Đekić
- Stribor Kusturica
- Vladan Milojević
Common questions
- What is Promise Me This about?
- A tenderly anarchic Serbian fable follows a boy whose promise to his grandfather launches him into a comic, romantic journey through a society in transition.
- What is Promise Me This like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Promise Me This as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Promise Me This violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Promise Me This as mild.
- Which films are like Promise Me This?
- Films with a similar feel include Black Cat, White Cat, Underground, and The Taste of Cherry.
- How long is Promise Me This?
- Promise Me This runs 123 minutes.
