Charuga (film)

Charuga
Charuga
Directed by	Rajko Grlić
Written by	Rajko Grlić
Produced by	Vesna Mort; Mladen Koceić
Starring	Ivo Gregurević; Davor Janjić; Branislav Lečić
Cinematography	Slobodan Trninić
Edited by
Music by	Goran Bregović
Distributed by	(video)
Release date	11 April 1991;
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	Yugoslavia; (coproduction of Croatia and Slovenia)
Languages	Croatian ; Serbian
Budget	$1 million

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.

References[]

^ Charuga at hrfilm.hr (in Croatian)
^ Damir Radić (27 March 2006). "Za široku publiku" [For general audience]. Nacional (in Croatian). No. 541. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

External links[]

Charuga at IMDb

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[1] Charuga at hrfilm.hr (in Croatian)

[2] Damir Radić (27 March 2006). "Za široku publiku" [For general audience]. Nacional (in Croatian). No. 541. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

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v t Films directed by Rajko Grlić
Whichever Way the Ball Bounces (1974) Bravo Maestro (1978) You Love Only Once (1981) In the Jaws of Life (1984) Three for Happiness (1985) That Summer of White Roses (1989) Charuga (1991) Josephine* (2001) The Border Post (2006) Just Between Us (2010) The Constitution (2016)
^* Never released to theatres.