Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent film, February 18, 2005
This review is from: Cabaret Balkan - ("Bure Baruta") [VHS] (VHS Tape)
The film essentially explores human relationships in a time of economic uncertainty. Two best friends discover that they've been screwing each other over for their entire friendship. A man hunts down a punk who wrecked his car in an accident. A gangster tortures a radnom couple. An alienated young man terrorizes people on a bus. A refugee ex-professor forced to drive a bus to make a living. An emigre returns to reclaim his wife. Their lives are interwoven in this movie which chronicles one night in the Milosevic-era, pre-99 War of Agression Belgrade.
The acting is excellent. The effect that is desired is reached. When it's meant ot be funny - it's funny. When it's meant to be disgusting - it's disgusting. Watch this movie if pure anguish is what you want out of a film.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
absurdity, January 24, 2004
This review is from: Cabaret Balkan - ("Bure Baruta") [VHS] (VHS Tape)
In the great 'cabaret' of events in former Yugoslavia, this film (also known as 'Powder Keg', which is an equally apt title) chronicles many loosely intertwined situations in the former Yu in one evening. Mostly as viewers we see the absurdity of so many policies toward former Yu by 'western' nations as a backdrop to issues, such as the every day lives of people who must put up with inefficiencies of their system (buses, for example), lawlessness, indifference, the issues facing people who have left and come back, seeing the difficulties they have endured). The movie makes no judgments about whether former Yugoslavia was better than what is left. Rather the stories told show that things have been difficult for a long time.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A dream forever lost....., February 18, 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: Cabaret Balkan - ("Bure Baruta") [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This film depicts the horror the people in Belgrade are living through as a result of the sensless war in the Balkans. As a result there are no winners, but everyone is a looser. Sad, but true. Watching this film, one almost feels as though they have traveled back in time, during WWII. Hatred and greed has permeated their souls and those with little values and morals left are considered crazy. Where are the Yugoslav's of yester-year? Who are these demons living there today? Watching this film, one almost feels transported to Belgrade.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
|
