"Crni Bombarder" or "Black Bombardier" is one if my most favored Serbian films of 1990s. It represents a requiem for a life, a time and generation which was born in post WW2 Yugoslavia and as such had a privileged chance to live in an environment without war and crisis. Alas, such times don't last in these parts, and 1991. had all them dreams shattered down into tiny pieces. "Crni Bombarder" is also the high peak of Darko Bajic's career, as well as the best performance of Dragan Bjelogrlic and Anica Dobra.
Yugoslavia may have been a formal part to the Soviet block in the days of cold war, and yet, it enjoyed quite a western lifestyle. There were no major shortages, everyone was allowed to travel, some freedom of expression existed and people in general felt as a part of the western world. This, amongst other things encouraged the young, born in the 50s and 60s to become a first modern and urban generation the country ever had. It is a generation which listened to rock, felt good about itself and had the energy to change the world. Belgrade, being the capital and cultural center of Yugoslavia presented a gathering point for new ideas and liberal thinking, a place which lead the way. Still, this light wasn't to last. As the 80s came to an end, devils of past began to awaken and together with the upcoming decade the country started to fall apart. "Crni Bombarder" tells a tale of two young people who fight against the inert system and just won't let go. It is also a requiem for the urban generation which either perished in the incoming wars or found their luck in some distant place, often across the ocean.
But don't get discouraged by this philosophical grinding. "Crni Bombarder" is not a Shakespearean drama. It's a flick which tells a tale of a last major twitch, a last big push by a generation which grew up in peace and didn't want to loose itself in the inferno of war and political madness. When I look around and see what Belgrade looks like today, it hits me how this film was right in it's tracks, unfortunately...
Directing was good, acting excellent, grim atmosphere right on the spot and music... well the soundtrack made by Elektricni Orgazam made "Crni Bombarder" a sort of an urban legend. Watch it, You won't regret.
Yugoslavia may have been a formal part to the Soviet block in the days of cold war, and yet, it enjoyed quite a western lifestyle. There were no major shortages, everyone was allowed to travel, some freedom of expression existed and people in general felt as a part of the western world. This, amongst other things encouraged the young, born in the 50s and 60s to become a first modern and urban generation the country ever had. It is a generation which listened to rock, felt good about itself and had the energy to change the world. Belgrade, being the capital and cultural center of Yugoslavia presented a gathering point for new ideas and liberal thinking, a place which lead the way. Still, this light wasn't to last. As the 80s came to an end, devils of past began to awaken and together with the upcoming decade the country started to fall apart. "Crni Bombarder" tells a tale of two young people who fight against the inert system and just won't let go. It is also a requiem for the urban generation which either perished in the incoming wars or found their luck in some distant place, often across the ocean.
But don't get discouraged by this philosophical grinding. "Crni Bombarder" is not a Shakespearean drama. It's a flick which tells a tale of a last major twitch, a last big push by a generation which grew up in peace and didn't want to loose itself in the inferno of war and political madness. When I look around and see what Belgrade looks like today, it hits me how this film was right in it's tracks, unfortunately...
Directing was good, acting excellent, grim atmosphere right on the spot and music... well the soundtrack made by Elektricni Orgazam made "Crni Bombarder" a sort of an urban legend. Watch it, You won't regret.