An-ex convict nicknamed Al Capone, who spent six years in jail, tries to adapt in new environment. Members of the two rival gangs try to engage him in their new ventures, but he wants to make a new start with the girl he loves. At the same time, a young criminal who shares the same nickname replaces him in these actions.
Direction
Pavlović's brutalist lens on Belgrade's industrial underbelly
Cinematography
Stunning black-and-white freight train sequences
Acting
Živojinović's exhausted eyes say everything
Director
Živojin Pavlović
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Yugoslavia's 'Black Wave' cinema movement, which state officials tried to suppress for its harsh social criticism.
Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović was Yugoslavia's biggest star; this role nearly went to a real ex-con Pavlović met researching prisons.
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