Silent Gunpowder

Gluvi barut (Silent Gunpowder)
Directed by	Bato Čengić
Produced by	Mirza Pašić
Written by	Branko Ćopić (novel) Bato Čengić (screenplay)
Starring	Mustafa Nadarević Branislav Lečić Fabijan Šovagović Mira Furlan Boro Stjepanović Josip Pejaković Zijah Sokolović
Music by	Goran Bregović
Cinematography	Božidar Nikolić Tomislav Pinter
Edited by	Andrija Zafranović
Release dates	15 March 1990 (1990-03-15)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Yugoslavia
Language	Serbo-Croatian

Silent Gunpowder (Serbo-Croatian: ''Gluvi barut'') is a 1990 Yugoslavian war film directed by Bato Čengić, starring Mustafa Nadarević, Branislav Lečić, Fabijan Šovagović, Mira Furlan, Boro Stjepanović and Josip Pejaković.

Plot

Based on a novel by Branko Ćopić and set during World War II, the film tells the story of a Serbian village in the mountains of Bosnia and its villagers who found themselves divided along two opposing ideological lines, represented by the Chetniks and the Partisans. These two opposing sides are personified in the Partisan commander Španac (Mustafa Nadarević) and a former Royal Army officer Radekić (Branislav Lečić). Španac sees Radekić as the cause of villagers' resistance to the new, Communist, ideology and so the main plot axis is the conflict between them.

Awards

• At the 1990 Pula Film Festival (the Yugoslavian version of the Academy Awards), the film won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film, as well as the awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Branislav Lečić), Best Film Score (Goran Bregović), and Best Makeup (Snježana Tomljenović).
• The film was also shown at the 17th Moscow International Film Festival, where both Branislav Lečić and Mustafa Nadarević won the Silver St. George Award for their performances.

External links

• Gluvi barut at IMDb