Based on the famous novel of Milos Crnjanski, the story follows Serbian migrations from the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the XVIII century.
Cinematography
Vast, brutal Carpathian vistas that swallow humans whole.
Acting
Huppert's fierce fragility in a language not her own.
Score
Haunting Byzantine choral music that never lets you relax.
Director
Aleksandar Petrović
Isabelle Huppert
Dafina
Richard Berry
Aranđel
Avtandil Makharadze
Vuk Isaković
Bernard Blier
Opat Žoržel
Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić
Pavle
Erland Josephson
Episkop
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
Arnaud de Sabran
Rade Marković
Karlo Lotarinski
Petar Božović
Fon Berenklau
Ljubomir Ćipranić
Sekula
Jelica Sretenović
Jovan Janićijević 'Burduš'
Ružica Sokić
Aljoša Vučković
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Crnjanski's novel was banned in Yugoslavia for decades; Petrović finished this adaptation in exile, dying before its release.
The Great Migration of 1690 remains central to Serbian national identity—this film was politically explosive upon release.
YU
