Charuga (film) explained

Charuga
Director:Rajko Grlić
Producer:Vesna Mort
Mladen Koceić
Starring:Ivo Gregurević
Davor Janjić
Branislav Lečić
Music:Goran Bregović
Cinematography:Slobodan Trninić
Editing:Andrija Zafranović
Distributor:Facets Multimedia Distribution (video)
Runtime:108 minutes
Country:Yugoslavia
(coproduction of Croatia and Slovenia)
Language:Croatian
Serbian
Budget:$1 million[1]

Charuga (Čaruga) is a 1991 Yugoslav film directed by Rajko Grlić. Based on the novel by Ivan Kušan, it tells a true story about legendary Slavonian bandit Jovo Stanisavljević Čaruga.

During its premiere, Charuga was described as "the last Yugoslav film", because its theatrical run coincided with the process of the Yugoslav break-up and escalation of conflict into the Croatian War of Independence.

Others saw film as an allegoric portrayal of the rise and fall of Communism,[2] because the film's protagonist (played by Ivo Gregurević) used Communism as a pretext to get rich and enjoy luxurious lifestyle.

Notes and References

  1. http://hrfilm.hr/baza_film.php?id=82 Charuga
  2. Za široku publiku . . 541 . 27 March 2006 . Croatian . 25 February 2012 . For general audience . Damir Radić . 4 August 2012 . live . https://archive.today/20120804203936/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/24108/za-siroku-publiku .