After returning from the Eastern Front to their small Croatian village as veterans of the First World War, Jovan Stanisavljević (nicknamed Čaruga) and his comrade known only as Mali join forces with the gang led by a local bandit and communist revolutionary Boža The Red. After Boža is brutally murdered by law enforcement officials, Čaruga takes over as the gang's leader, turning them into a bloodthirsty troop that won't take no for an answer.
Acting
Ivo Gregurević's terrifying charisma — you can't look away.
Direction
Grlić walks the tightrope between hero worship and critique.
Production
Dusty, sun-bleached Yugoslavia that feels half-remembered, half-myth.
Director
Rajko Grlić
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