Kuduz is a 1989 Yugoslavian drama film, set in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina written by Abdulah Sidran and Ademir Kenović, who also directed the film.[1] It is based on the true story of the outlaw Junuz Kečo. The film was critically acclaimed[2] and won more than 20 Yugoslavian awards.[3]
| Kuduz | |
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| Directed by | Ademir Kenović |
| Written by | Abdulah Sidran, Ademir Kenović |
| Produced by | Bakir Tanović |
| Starring | Slobodan Ćustić Snežana Bogdanović Branko Đurić Ivana Legin Mustafa Nadarević |
| Music by | Goran Bregović |
| Distributed by | FRZ Bosna, Sarajevo, RTV Sarajevo |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Yugoslavia (SR Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian |
Plot
editA petty criminal is released from prison and marries his girlfriend. He manages to live a life free from crime, poor but happy, until his new wife commits adultery, which leads him to murder her and her lover. He then escapes into the mountains and evades justice for years.
This is a story about love and tragedy. It takes place in the grim social setting of city outskirts. Badema, a seductive local girl, meets Bećir Kuduz who has just come out of prison. Neither the age difference nor the fact that Badema has a little girl of her own (without knowing who the father is) stops them from coming together, each with plans of their own. Kuduz dreams of starting up his own construction business, Badema wants to work in a local cafe where it is fun and never boring.
But Badema is obviously quite light-hearted and is no homebody. Kuduz, meanwhile, is a man plagued by tragedy, torn by love, passion and jealousy. The two squabble and make up, then fight and split up only to return, and so the story unfolds until it reaches its inevitable tragic end. And it would all be utterly banal and unimportant were it not for fact that behind this tragedy lies the pure, true love of two people who find each other in this cruel world: Kuduz and Badema's five-year-old daughter Amela.
Cast
edit- Slobodan Ćustić as Bećir Kuduz
- Snežana Bogdanović as Badema Kuduz
- Božidar Bunjevac as Salem Pilav
- Branko Đurić as Alija Goro
- Mustafa Nadarević as Police officer Šemso
- Ivana Legin as Amela, Badema's daughter
- Radmila Živković as Anđa
- Boro Stjepanović as Rudo
- Sena Mustajbašić
- Saša Petrović as Braco
- Amina Begović
- Haris Burina
- Zaim Muzaferija
- Ines Fančović (credited as Ines Fančević)
References
edit- ^ Chansel, Dominique; Co-operation, Council of Europe Council for Cultural (2001-01-01). Europe On-screen: Cinema and the Teaching of History. Council of Europe. ISBN 978-92-871-4531-4.
- ^ German Film & Literature. D. Holloway. 2003.
- ^ Ramet, Sabrina Petra (2019-02-22). Beyond Yugoslavia: Politics, Economics, And Culture In A Shattered Community. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-72232-5.