Charuga (film)

Charuga
Directed by Rajko Grlić
Produced by Vesna Mort
Mladen Koceić
Written by Rajko Grlić
Starring Ivo Gregurević
Davor Janjić
Music by Goran Bregović
Cinematography Slobodan Trninić
Edited by Andrija Zafranović
Distributed by Facets Multimedia Distribution (video)
Release date
  • 11 April 1991 (1991-04-11)
Running time
 108 min.
Country Yugoslavia
(coproduction of Croatia and Slovenia)
Language Croatian
Serbian

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,[1] because the film's protagonist (played by Ivo Gregurević) used Communism as a pretext to get rich and enjoy luxurious lifestyle.

References

  1. ↑ Damir Radić (27 March 2006). "Za široku publiku" [For general audience]. Nacional (in Croatian) (541). Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.


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