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Lepa sela lepo gore (1996)
Serbian nationalist's propaganda in a nice wrap
The movie would be one of the greatest that came from former Yugoslavia if the events described in it would be fiction. Since the war and killings are historical facts, this attempt to equalize victims and killers is just another Serbian nationalist's propaganda material. At least, unlike idiotic presentation called 'Underground', it was not made only of hate towards others. The story of two childhood friends (Serb and Bosnian) that end up on opposite sides in aggression on Bosnia is very unrealistic. Director and writer obviously have never been to Bosnia and their vision of people and their relationships is most probably based on communist pamphlets from the times of Yugoslavia that speak of "Bratstvo i Jedinstvo" (Brotherhood and Unity) among all different nations under one red flag. Movie smartly shows that there were atrocities by Serbian aggressor army - since this is undeniable fact recorded by so many western sources. On the other hand, in the spirit of the worst Serbian nationalists, it tries to justify the crimes by implying that the Bosnians who defended their country from outside aggression were the same as those who attacked the country. All in all, do not poison your mind with this garbage.