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Rane / Wounds - by Srdan Dragojevic (1998)

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Rane / Wounds - by Srdan Dragojevic (1998)

Rane / Wounds - by Srdan Dragojevic (1998)
DVD9(cust.) | Serbian + Russian | 720x576 | mpeg2, ~8212 kbps | AC3, ~192 kbps | 6.03 GB
Subs: English, French, Macedonian, Slovenian | Comedy, Crime, Drama, War

Rane's opening sequence announces it as being "dedicated to the generations born after Tito".
The film follows the fate of two boys, Pinki and Švaba, growing up in Novi Beograd during the 1991-1996 period.

Pinki was born on 4 May 1980, the day Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito died, and was given his unusual name by his father Stojan Mučibabić, an idealistic, impulsive, and patriotic officer of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) who is deeply devoted to communist ideals and Marshal Tito. Father's first choice for his firstborn's name was actually Tito, but the officials at the municipal office thought it provocative and inappropriate in the time of grieving so he eventually settled on Pinki after local communist Partisan fighter. Meanwhile, Pinki's best friend Švaba is raised and cared for only by his grandmother, a Croatian Serb who fled to Serbia during World War II after persecution from the Croatian fascist movement Ustaše.

Living in the block of apartment buildings in Novi Beograd's neighbourhood of Paviljoni, both kids are extremely juvenile, though Pinki is a bit more thoughtful and articulate while Švaba is moody, impulsive, and prone to anger outbursts.

The duo also has another friend in the neighbourhood — Dijabola, an eager, geeky, and bespectacled outsider whose sexy and aloof mother Lidija is a well-known television host. Though they hang out with him, Pinki and Švaba mostly treat Dijabola poorly. He is constantly the butt of their insults and occasionally even gets beaten up by them.

The story begins in the late summer of 1991 as the kids watch Serbian troops (regular JNA troops and various volunteer militias) going off to war in neighbouring Croatia where the Battle of Vukovar is raging. Pinki's father Stojan is extremely frustrated about being forced into early retirement by the JNA army and thus missing the chance to go to war. He spends his days glued to the television set, watching news reports from Vukovar and cheering on the JNA. By now he has transformed into a nationalist and has become extremely irritable, getting into petty quarrels with neighbours and venting his anger along the ethnic and political lines. He has also found a new idol - instead of Tito he's now a huge supporter of Slobodan Milošević. Pinki, for his part, is mostly oblivious to the events around him as he spends most of his time compulsively masturbating.

By 1992 and 1993, Serbia is under a UN trade embargo, and the war has spread from Croatia to Bosnia as well. Entering their early teens, Pinki, Švaba and Dijabola begin their fascination with a neighbour across the street Kure who drives a nice car, makes regular robbing excursions to Germany while dating a trashy kafana singer. They're deeply impressed with his swagger and lifestyle and are ecstatic one day when he invites them to unload his car that's full of stuff he brought over from Germany. In fact, he sends Dijabola away and picks only Švaba, but then upon Švaba's suggestion tells Pinki to come along as well.

IMDB info
Stars: Dusan Pekic, Milan Maric, Dragan Bjelogrlic
Production land: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Germany
Run time: ~99 min
PAL 4:3
Bonuses included

Rane / Wounds - by Srdan Dragojevic (1998)

Rane / Wounds - by Srdan Dragojevic (1998)

Rane / Wounds - by Srdan Dragojevic (1998)

Rane / Wounds - by Srdan Dragojevic (1998)

Rane / Wounds - by Srdan Dragojevic (1998)

Rane / Wounds - by Srdan Dragojevic (1998)