The State of the Dead

The State of the Dead

2002 · 92 min · ★ 6.1 · Crime, Drama

When the war in Yugoslavia breaks out, an army officer who's ethnic Slovenian yet still believes in Yugoslavia, decides to move to Belgrade. The country continues to fall apart and so does his family failing to find acceptance there.

Directed by Živojin Pavlović · Written by Siniša Kovačević

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