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Wikipedia article
'Banovi Strahinja' (Serbian Cyrillic: ' ', released internationally as 'The Falcon') is a 1981 Yugoslavian-German adventure film written and directed by Vatroslav Mimica based on Strahinja Banovi, a hero of Serbian epic poetry. It entered the section "Officina Veneziana" at the 38th Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
During the late 14th century Serbia becomes the target of the Ottoman Empire. The year is 1388 and Turkish bandits freely roam throughout southern Serbia. While the majority of Serbian knights is concentrated around the city of Kruevac, capital of Serbia at the time, the southern borders are partially left undefended. It is not until the following year of 1389 when it will come to a total clash of two armies.
While the respected Serbian noble Strahinja Banovi is out hunting, a Turkish renegade gang burns his castle, kills all of his servants, and takes the young wife of Banovi Strahinja. Strahinja begins a long quest to rescue his wife despite everybody else's doubts in her fidelity. Strahinja gathers a posse of scoundrels and goes after the bandits. In the meantime, the Turkish bandit Alija tries to seduce Strahinja's wife Ana, but she refuses him. However, over a period of time she begins to weaken.
Cast
* Franco Nero as Banovi Strahinja
* Gert Frbe as Jug Bogdan
* Dragan Nikoli as Alija
* Sanja Vejnovi as Ana
* Rade erbedija as Abdulah
* Kole Angelovski as Timotije
* Stole Aranelovi as Pop Gradislav
* Neda Spasojevi as Luda
* Janez Vrhovec as Vladika
* Rados Bajic as Boko Jugovi
References
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