Atomski zdesna

For all of us who lived in the former Yugoslavia, this films brings back memories. Good ones! I loved humanity of this film. I am so glad that finally some human beings are portrayed as such.

First of all to our English speaking friends I have to explain what it means Atomski Zdesna. It basically means Duck and Cover! While serving in the Yugoslav Army we were drilled if there is a nuclear attack from the right that means attack is coming from the right and the attacker is the good old US of A. If they yelled Atomski Slijeva that meant that attack is coming from the left and the attacker is the Soviet Union. Like Yugoslavia is supposed to be in the center. Hm.

Plot is cute and humane. Bosnian Muslims suffered most during the wars of the Yugoslav disintegration and I am so glad that they were portrayed well in this film.

Acting is a little bit overacting. That is a little pain in the former Yugoslav movies. Actors do not have an opportunity to act too much any more and when an opportunity comes along the do a little bit too much of acting, if you get my drift.

Notable exception is Branko Djuric. Our mothers were friends in Sarajevo, although I did not meet him personally, everything points out that he is a great human being. A lot of people told me so.

All in all if you are into former Yugoslav thematics this is a film for you. I liked it and I strongly recommend it.

Dragojeivć is using the Yugoslavian war jokes and stories as a stand where he can distract you form realizing how movie is bad.

Story is shallow, too many characters, which are not proving as stereotype different nationalities of ex-Yugoslavia countries.. Too many aggressive scenes, form milking into the glass, to showing penis or junkie vomiting, which are all to exaggerating and absolutely unnecessary.

Humor is old and I've heard it many times in his movies before. Not that I don't like it, it isn't funny anymore when is so many times repeated.

In my opinion movie is done too fast and too shallow for director as Dragojević, I've seen much much better things than this one.

This is a soulless film where its soullessness comes both from author's intentions and from the poor script we are subjected to.

His intention is to point out to the local Balkan ex Yugoslavia mentality in modern neoliberal ruthless capitalist reality and at the same time to partly and superficially give assessment of the 1990's wars where in a dirty messy conflict laden with deep historical background director decided to take side and to use this failed comedy as a cynical dethatched political exploitation piece, exploiting the divide and heightened emotions of the people representing ex YU republics and in the end proving that ruthless capitalists are not his bland merchant protagonists but himself.

Do not expect character development or any deepness from this film, it stays on the surface level of caricature, of undeveloped unsympathetic and forced characters. Expect no great revelations, no deep point, just banality and a sense of hollowness if you endure long enough to the end credits.

The visual aspect is so-so, a conventional uninspired run of the mill close and medium shots film without any deep building of space, without visual virtuosity or excitement. Bland as its scenario, bland as actors willing to participate and take cash for this. When it comes to the color texture of the film they look like they were deliberately processed to look bleak but the added visual sterility makes the whole experience even more artificial representing total boredom and uninterestedness of the director in this project.

Don't waste your time on this because it can be better spent on nose picking or sheep counting.

I'm watching and crying. Not because the film is moving, but because Yugoslav cinema is dying in pain. I will not waste my words on this movie, I really have no nerves. It's not a drama nor a comedy, lousy story, lousy acting, lousy directing... Watchable, but total waste of time.

4/10

I am deeply sorry that you could not see and feel the depth of criticism of the entire modern society, on all possible levels, presented to us in this movie by many short and deeply connected stories. This was not supposed to be a comedy or shallow Hollywood-production film, but profound analysis of society we live in. Just one small illustration: while modern man are selling imaginary luxurious "future" in attempt to ripoff the poor miserable slaves, young generations (little boy) are unsuccessfully trying to attract attention by drawings, and at the end they get lost/injured/killed... Lost for life that we are creating by participation in this type of world and human relations... Great movie!