Yugoslav folk horror where the real monster is masculinity in a raincoat.
A pretty girl arrives on a small island on a dark and stormy night. She becomes an excuse for the turbulence and evil that occurs when one man forgets his dignity and becomes a beast.
Cinematography
Storm-lashed island becomes a pressure cooker of dread.
Acting
Velimir Živojinović's Bute simmers with dangerous fragility.
Direction
Nikolić weaponizes Yugoslav folk traditions against patriarchal violence.
Director
Živko Nikolić
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