AMBRELA
UNSEEN WONDER
DIRECTOR: Živko Nikolić
COUNTRY: YU
YEAR/DURATION: 1984. • 92′
black comedy, drama
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Siniša Pavić
- PHOTOGRAPHY: Stanislav Szomolányi
- EDITOR: Andrija Zafranović
- PRODUCTION DESIGN: Milenko Jeremić
- SCORE: Borislav Tamindžić
- CAST: Savina Geršak, Petar Božović, Boro Begović, Dragan Nikolić,Taško Načić, Vesna Pećanac, Boro Stjepanović, Danilo Stojković, Velimir Živojinović, Bogdan Diklić, Slavko Štimac
- PRODUCERS: Nikola Krapović, Milan Žmukić
- PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Zeta film Budva, Centar film Beograd
Festivals and awards
Moscow International Film Festival 1985 – Silver Prize
Pula Film Festival 1984 – Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actress (Vesna Pećanac), Special Award for Cinematography
Synopsis
A well-meaning man tries to convince the inhabitants of a small village who are preoccupied with gossiping about a newly arrived young woman in the village to support his plan to build a tunnel that would connect their village to the sea. Things go horribly wrong.
Trailer
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About the director
Živko Nikolić (1941–2001) was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin film director, television director and screenwriter. He graduated from the Academy of Theatre, Film, Radio and Television in Belgrade and developed a distinctive cinematic style shaped by the landscapes of the Montenegrin karst, rural life and a sharp critique of patriarchal society. Blending grotesque imagery, dark humour and allegory, his films are regarded as some of the most important works of Yugoslav cinema. He gained international recognition with Unseen Wonder, while The Beauty of Vice, The Death of Mister Goluza and the television series Đekna još nije umrla, a ka’ će ne znamo have achieved cult status across the region.
Screenings
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- AMBRELA – SUNDAY 12.7.2026.
21:30
- AMBRELA – SUNDAY 12.7.2026.
