The Parade, in a tragicomic way, tells the story about ongoing battle between two worlds in contemporary post-war Serbian society - the traditional, oppressive, homophobic majority and a liberal, modern and open-minded minority... The film, which deals with gay rights issues in Serbia, features footage of the 2010 Belgrade gay pride parade. The film introduces a group of gay activists, trying to organize a pride parade in Belgrade.
Acting
Nikola Kojo's Limun — fragile toxic masculinity made human
Direction
Dragojević balances real parade footage with staged chaos seamlessly
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes Balkan humor against bigotry itself
Director
Srđan Dragojević
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dragojević filmed during actual 2010 Pride ban — cast members were real activists who'd been attacked that year.
The film's release directly preceded Serbia's 2012 Pride return after three-year ban — politicians literally cited its cultural impact.
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