Cabaret Balkan

Cabaret Balkan

R 1998 · 102 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, Thriller, Comedy

20 peoples paths crisscross one night in violent mid-'90s Belgrade.

Directed by Goran Paskaljević · Written by Goran Paskaljević

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Rent or Buy

Sooner

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 18m together

Cabaret Balkan

Someone Else's America

Both from Goran Paskaljević.

More from Goran PaskaljevićSee all →

Mister HrstkaMister Hrstka · 1970
Mister Hrstka
8.01970
MovieDocumentary
One day in the life of Mr Hrstka, a blue collar worker and occasional pose model at the Prague academy of arts. Through this portrayal of an outsider, Paskaljevic explores the subject of isolation.
The Elusive Summer of '68The Elusive Summer of '68 · 1984
The Elusive Summer of '68
7.61984
MovieComedy
For the young man who lives in Serbian province town, the maturing coincides with the turbulent political events of the year 1968.
The ServantThe Servant · 1973
The Servant
7.21973
MovieDramaTV Movie
Film is based on a folk tale and tells about how you cannot run away from your destiny. Events take place in unknown place a few centuries ago. Rich landlord cannot have children despite the fact he has a young wife. He hires an unknown drifter who is roaming trough their area with intentions to give him an heir.
Guardian AngelGuardian Angel · 1987
Guardian Angel
7.11987
MovieDrama
A journalist investigates the smuggling of gypsy children on the black market and tries to save a young boy.
Earth Days Pass ByEarth Days Pass By · 1979
Earth Days Pass By
7.01979
MovieDrama
A profoundly empathetic, unpretentious and droll account of a how a swarthy, Hemingway-like sailor upends the droning routines of a nursing home when he checks himself in. Though his subtle interactions with the other residents – including his cantankerous roommate who obviously harbours resentment towards his family for putting him out to seed – the sailor gently whisks up an atmosphere of hope and happiness and allows the movie to deliver its beautifully simple message: that life should be savoured until the bitter end.
Someone Else's AmericaSomeone Else's America · 1995
Someone Else's America
6.91995
MovieDrama
This tale takes place in a bar. The Spanish Alonso and his blind mother run this place. Bay, who is Alonso's friend live here too. This story tells something about Alonso and Bay and the "American Dream".
The Dog Who Loved TrainsThe Dog Who Loved Trains · 1977
The Dog Who Loved Trains
6.91977
MovieDrama
A fugitive girl, a stuntman and a young man who lost his dog quite some time before, are joining together on a trip to reach each of their own destination. A youngster gets emotionally connected to the girl, and he'd try to help her to leave the bossy stuntman, to get false passport and escape to Paris.
The Legend of LapotThe Legend of Lapot · 1972
The Legend of Lapot
6.91972
MovieDocumentary
In a remote mountainous village elderly people no longer deemed productive are stoned to death.
The OptimistsThe Optimists · 2006
The Optimists
6.72006
MovieDrama
Five scenarios in which people have trouble distinguishing truth from illusions. Each segment reflects the motto of Voltaire's Candide: "Optimism is insisting everything is good, when everything is bad."
HoneymoonsHoneymoons · 2009
Honeymoons
6.62009
MovieDrama
'Honeymoons' shows us that the distance between Eastern and Western Europe is more than a question of kilometers. The films follows two couples, one is Albania, one in Serbia, who in the midst of wedding celebrations decide to leave their respective countries to realize their dreams in Western Europe. They soon find themselves trapped between their countries' past and their future lives together.
Despite the FogDespite the Fog · 2019
Despite the Fog
6.32019
MovieDrama
According to Interpol, over ten thousand refugees of minors without parental care are wandering today in Europe, half of which are on Italian roads. "Despite the Fog" is a movie story about one of them. In short: Ali-Musa Sarhan, a refugee whose parents drowned while traveling by rubber boat on the Italian coast in search of a better life, is accepted by family, husband and wife who have lost a child. They are trying to find solace in little Arab and a sort of replacement for their early deceased son, Mark. Valeria (Donatella Finokjaro) and Paolo (Giorgio Tirabasi) are increasingly confronted with resistance from the environment and their own family, who do not accept their decision to keep Muhammad - It is also a story of a world that is increasingly sinking into xenophobic fog.
When Day BreaksWhen Day Breaks · 2012
When Day Breaks
6.32012
MovieDrama
The story of a retired music professor, Misha Brankov, who under unusual circumstances discovers his true origins. At the place where once stood a Nazi concentration camp for Jews during World War II, a metal box filled with documents is found. It was buried by an inmate Isaac Weiss in the year 1941. The professor finds out that his real parents, the Weiss's, gave him away to their friends, the Brankovs, just before they were taken into the camp. Inside the box there is an unfinished musical score, called "When day breaks", composed by the inmate Isaac Weiss. Searching for the truth about himself and his origins, Misha discovers the little-known truth about Judenlager Semlin camp, one of the worst Nazi execution sites in the heart of contemporary Belgrade. At the same time, the professor's obsession is to complete the composition, started by his father, and to perform it on the site of the former camp... which he, after many vicissitudes, finally succeeds.
Time of MiraclesTime of Miracles · 1989
Time of Miracles
6.21989
MovieDrama
September 1945. The new communist authorities go into the church, hang the flag of the Party and paint over the old frescoes, but each time the frescoes miraculously return. A stranger comes to town and works miracles; the townsfolk are convinced he is the Messiah. Director Paskaljevic cut his TV miniseries, based on the novel by Borislav Pekic, to feature film length.
Land of the GodsLand of the Gods · 2016
Land of the Gods
5.82016
MovieDrama
After a long exile, Rahul returns to his village in the Himalayas. It causes commotion amongst the villagers, who have never forgiven him for his sins in the past.
Twilight TimeTwilight Time · 1982
Twilight Time
5.61982
MovieDrama
After spending 20 years in America, aging widower Marko Sekulovic (Karl Malden) returns to his Yugoslavian homeland to take care of his two young grandchildren. But Marko's quiet life is in for a shake up when he meets the pretty new village schoolteacher, Lana (Jodi Thelen). Malden pays tribute to his Yugoslav heritage in this affecting 1982 drama.
How Harry Became a TreeHow Harry Became a Tree · 2002
How Harry Became a Tree
5.52002
MovieDrama
Set in rural Ireland. Believing that "a man is measured by his enemies", Harry Maloney sets out to ruin George O'Flaherty – the most powerful man in town, who not only owns the local pub and most of the businesses in the area, but is also the local matchmaker. When Harry's son Gus – upon whom Harry regularly heaps abuse (mostly mental and verbal) – falls for the lovely Eileen, George helps get the two together. During this time, Harry quietly mobilizes his dastardly plans.

More Like This

Ghost TownGhost Town · 2008
Ghost Town
6.52008
MovieComedyRomance
Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!
KeaneKeane · 2004
Keane
6.02004
MovieDramaMystery
William Keane is barely able to cope. It has been six months since his six-year-old daughter was abducted from New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal while traveling with him. Repeatedly drawn to the site of the abduction, Keane wanders the bus station, compulsively replaying the events of that fateful day, as if hoping to change the outcome.
The Exchange StudentThe Exchange Student · 1967
The Exchange Student
6.81967
MovieComedy
Monsieur Bosquier, the owner of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams. He decides to send his wayward offspring to England to improve his English. In exchange, Philippe’s host, a wealthy whisky distiller, Mac Farrel, will send his daughter, Shirley, to live with the Bosquiers in France. However, Philippe has already decided to spend the summer holidays on a yacht with his friends, so he sends a fellow student, Michonnet, to England in his place. The deception is soon discovered but things go from bad to worse when Philippe and Shirley fall in love and fly to Scotland to get married...
Mutiny on the BusesMutiny on the Buses · 1972
Mutiny on the Buses
7.31972
MovieComedy
Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money coming in? Then Arthur is sacked, and Stan agrees to delay the wedding. Meanwhile, he hits on an idea: Arthur should learn to drive a bus. Somehow he does just that, and even gets a job. Stan then blackmails the Depot Manager into giving him the job of driver on the new money-making Special Tours Bus. A great idea ...if only the inspector hadn't taken Stan on his trial run to the Windsor Safari Park
EurekaEureka · 2001
Eureka
7.82001
MovieDrama
In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.
Get on the BusGet on the Bus · 1996
Get on the Bus
6.41996
MovieHistoryAdventure
Fifteen Black men gather in South Central LA to take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in October 1995. Among the attendees are an eclectic set of characters, including a laid-off aircraft worker, a man whose at-risk son is handcuffed to him, a Black Republican, a former gangsta, a Hollywood actor, a cop of mixed racial background, and a white bus driver. All make the trek discussing issues surrounding the March, including manhood, religion, politics, sexuality, and race.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter