Silent Gunpowder

Silent Gunpowder

1990 · 116 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama, War

Silent Gunpowder (Serbo-Croatian: Gluvi barut) is a Yugoslavian war film Based on a novel by Branko Ćopić and set during World War II, the film tells the story of a Serbian village in the mountains of Bosnia and its villagers who found themselves divided along two opposing ideological lines, represented by the Chetniks and the Partisans. These two opposing sides are personified in the Partisan commander Španac and a former Royal Army officer Radekić. Španac sees Radekić as the cause of villagers' resistance to the new, Communist, ideology and so the main plot axis is the conflict between them. At the 1990 Pula Film Festival, the film won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film, as well as the awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Branislav Lečić), Best Film Score (Goran Bregović). The film was also shown at the 1991 Moscow International Film Festival, where both Branislav Lečić and Mustafa Nadarević won the Silver St. George Award for their performances.

Directed by Bahrudin 'Bato' Čengić · Written by Bahrudin 'Bato' Čengić

Your Rating

Cast

Mustafa Nadarević Španac
Branislav Lečić Miloš Radekić
Fabijan Šovagović Pop Novak
Mira Furlan Janja
Boro Stjepanović Luka Kaljak
Josip Pejaković Vojvoda Trivun Drakulić
Zijah Sokolović Mlinar Gojko
Svetozar Cvetković Zunzara
Zaim Muzaferija Učitelj Stojan Kekić
Enver Petrovci Uroš
Radko Polič Komesar Vlado
Marko Nikolić Mrki

Make it a double feature

3h 22m together

Silent Gunpowder

The Role of My Family in the World Revolution

Both from Bahrudin 'Bato' Čengić.

More from Bahrudin 'Bato' ČengićSee all →

The Man Without a Face

The Man Without a Face · 1961

The Man Without a Face

MovieDocumentary

The camera enters one of the Yugoslav prisons and records the life of prisoners. The dominating idea, above all, is that a man without freedom is a man without a face.

Man with a Watch

Man with a Watch · 1981

Man with a Watch

MovieDocumentary

Short film about a Bosnian miner.

Sighting of the Holy Mother in the Village of Grabovica

Sighting of the Holy Mother in the Village of Grabovica · 1985

Sighting of the Holy Mother in the Village of Grabovica

MovieTV MovieDrama

Between myth and reality, between peace and disaster, between politics and religion. In a small place called Grabovica, everything runs quietly and slowly, everything is functioning properly until one day in the city appears a man who poses as a journalist and who brings the news that we should close the only school in the whole region due to lack of students. The news disrupts the inhabitants of the whole town and the whole situation will lead to a boiling point when you expose the that the man or the husband of a local teacher and the father of her newborn child.

Jagosh and Blacky

Jagosh and Blacky · 1976

Jagosh and Blacky

MovieDramaTV Movie

Jagoš is a former immigrant worker, and the plot depicts his trial for hitting an acquaintance with a bottle in a pub. During the trial, Jagoš recounts his time as an immigrant worker in Germany and France and his friendship with an African immigrant.

Life of a Shock Force Worker

Life of a Shock Force Worker · 2023

Life of a Shock Force Worker

Adem, a Bosnian coal miner who spends his days digging in the dark depths, and in very harsh conditions, is praised for his work and achievements and known as an exemplary socialist worker.

The Bite

The Bite · 1979

MovieTV MovieDrama

Jovana lives alone with two young sons, while her husband is temporarily working in Germany. In addition to all the work in the fields and the kitchen, she is also building a new house. Handymen Relja and Milos show undisguised sympathy for her. Suddenly, the husband returns and brings new problems.

The Return

The Return · 1966

An-ex convict nicknamed Al Capone, who spent six years in jail, tries to adapt in new environment. Members of the two rival gangs try to engage him in their new ventures, but he wants to make a new start with the girl he loves. At the same time, a young criminal who shares the same nickname replaces him in these actions.

Days

A married woman is living an unexcited life, until she meets a man who is able to put a smile on her face again, at least for a couple of days.

Playing Soldiers

Playing Soldiers · 1967

Playing Soldiers

After the end of WW2 a blonde boy arrives at an orphanage made for the children of Partizans or people being killed in the war. The headmaster knows that the boy's parents were Nazis but conceals that fact from others, fearing violence by vengeful children. He invents the boy's life story, but the other children get suspicious.

The Twelve Chairs

The Twelve Chairs · 1970

The Twelve Chairs

In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.

The Role of My Family in the World Revolution

The Role of My Family in the World Revolution · 1971

The Role of My Family in the World Revolution

An absurd depiction of the communist revolution in Yugoslavia after World War II, the film primarily follows a group of young partisans who are placed in the home of a pre-war bourgeois family. The family then tries to adapt to the new ideology and values, often leading to various absurd situations.

Heads or Tails

Heads or Tails · 1983

A village fella tries to make it big in the city.

Together We Are Stronger

Together We Are Stronger · 1984

Together We Are Stronger

MovieDocumentary

Documentary about the Zenica coal mine.

More Like This

The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others · 2006

The Lives of Others

MovieDramaThriller

In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.

Downfall

Downfall · 2004

MovieDramaHistory

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai · 2003

The Last Samurai

MovieDramaAction

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

Irena's Vow

Irena's Vow · 2024

19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of – the basement of the German Major's house. Over the next eight months, Irena uses her wit, humour and immense courage to hide her friends as long as possible.

The Pianist

The Pianist · 2002

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

Dogville

Dogville · 2003

MovieCrimeDrama

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields · 1984

The Killing Fields

MovieDramaHistory

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.

Stalag 17

Stalag 17 · 1953

MovieComedyDrama

After two American prisoners are killed by guards in the act of escaping from a German POW camp in World War II, barracks black marketeer J.J. Sefton is suspected of being an informer.

Soldier of Orange

Soldier of Orange · 1977

Soldier of Orange

MovieDramaThriller

The lives of Erik Lanshof and five of his closest friends take different paths when the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940: fight and resistance, fear and resignation, collaboration and high treason.

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful · 1997

Life Is Beautiful

MovieComedyDrama

A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.

The English Patient

The English Patient · 1996

The English Patient

MovieDramaRomance

In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.

Schindler's List

Schindler's List · 1993

Schindler's List

MovieDramaHistory

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Timbuktu

Timbuktu · 2014

Just outside of the Malian city of Timbuktu, now occupied by militant Islamic rebels who impose the Sharia on civilians and inconvenience their daily life, a cattleman kills a fisherman.

The Front

The Front · 1976

MovieComedyDrama

A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.

Michael Collins

Michael Collins · 1996

Michael Collins

Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter