Sky Hook

...movies coming from Serbia in the nineties. Ljubisa Samardzic as director and experienced cast with serbian movie star Dragan Bjelogrlic at the head. And a presence of the war included.

Although filled with small time jokes, emotions, family relations, there is a strong presence of resignation, which finally contributes to sad endings and family tragedies.

But what did you expect? A Hollywood, romance "happy-ending". An American way of breakthrough. Heroes. There are no heroes here. Just a bunch of people stuck in the early thirties between their dreams and NATO bombings, collapsed buildings, tense family relations and small time pleasures.

The leading actor Kaja (Nebojsa Glogovac) was great in presenting above mentioned guys. Likable character with his "champions philosophy" (What it takes to be a champion? To go out on the field when it's the hardest and...won.), which didn't helped him. Sadly he uses his philosophy it at the end and...lose. I could mention the whole cast, but I wont. They were great. No sense of acting here, it's like they already been through that.

I guess that this is one of the reasons, why Serbians made the best war time movies in the Balkan. Rane, Lepa Sela Lepo Gore, and Nebeska udica are the proof. The last one is filled with emotions. Beware.

8 out of 10

Being a Serbian myself,i despise all the movies we create cause they're based around vulgarity and meaningless questions...But this movie,this movie is something else...Such a deep,meaningful plot,amazing actors and a great presentation of how times were tough around here (even though i didn't care about that). Only one small little deed,involving a great sport woke up everyone,even those who gave up on life,brought unlikely friends together and so much more.And,it's so much different than the Hollywood movies in so many ways,it's not about the glam and the shine,not about entertainment and humor,to sum it up,it's not about money... I loved it,it's definitely something every intellectual being will enjoy.

About how foreign forces blindly destroy lives.

War for profit, from countries which have military and gun based economies and never bothered to find their soul.

One of must-see movies, all recommendations!!! True descriptions of the real situation of bombing the Belgrade city. Excellent movie with very strong emotions. Serbian mentality is well explained. Defiance and heroism, courage and bravery. At least what it once was and used to be. One line (quote) i like the most: "for 10 years nothing has changed even for the next 10 years nothing will change." In country of Serbia or in whole world? :D I like it and I recommend it to all. This sentence tells all: Ljubisa Samardzic tells of the tragic experiences of these simple people. Their need for private happiness, their wartime psychoses and rivalries, their attempts to suppress it all by holding onto to daily rituals and their dreams. To pull it off, Samardzic doesn't need grandiose imagery, heroic gestures, political accusations or apply any pressure to the tear glands. His unadorned scenes resonate without falling into the trap of dismay.

This film is intended to all people who lives outside the Serbia and Yugoslavia, especially from USA and Western Europe, so I don't agree with Dusan. Sky hook has nothing with nationalism and patriotism, it has strong emotional component. I say opposite, it is strong, and if you are bored with Hollywood - this is the right film for you. My best recommendation, although I don't like Samardzic movies. Good acting especially from Ana Sofrenovic, Nebojsa Glogovac, Nikola Kojo, Irfan Mensur and Nikola Djuricko. Sky Hook is made for assertive reason and it has a meaning. Classical Serb movie in the 90s with solid social drama component with good humor and dialogs. Last scene is very good, but the end could be a little better (more positive). Also, it has some plastic dialogs, but at the end...7 from 10