Once Upon a Time There Was a Country

Once Upon a Time There Was a Country

Black marketeers Marko and Blacky manufacture and sell weapons to the Communist resistance in WWII Belgrade, living the good life along the way. Marko's surreal duplicity propels him up the ranks of the Communist Party, and he eventually abandons Blacky and steals his girlfriend. After a lengthy stay in a below-ground shelter, the couple reemerges during the Yugoslavian Civil War of the 1990s as Marko sees the opportunity to exploit the situation. An extended television version of Emir Kusturica's Palme d'Or winning Underground.

Overview

Created By
Emir Kusturica
Original Name
Bila jednom jedna zemlja
First Air Date
Nov 8, 1996
Last Air Date
Nov 13, 1996
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Language
en, fr, de, ru, sr
Production Companies
Pandora, Komuna, CiBy 2000
Production Countries
France, Yugoslavia
Networks