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Outsider (1997 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Outsider' is a film produced in 1997 in Slovenia by writer and director Andrej Koak. The film was selected as the Slovenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The film takes place in the 1980 in the former Yugoslavia. It covers issues such as the former Yugoslav punk rock scene and drug use in the year when Josip Broz Tito died.
The story begins in autumn 1979 when Sead Mulahasanovi, whose father was a Warrant Officer ('zastavnik') of Yugoslav People's Army moved to Ljubljana and started attending one of the local secondary schools. He immediately joined local punkers who formed a band. Because punk rock in Yugoslavia was not tolerated some of them quickly fell into trouble. Authorities were on high alert because Tito got seriously ill and was admitted to University Medical Centre Ljubljana. Sead spent a lot of time with his new friends because his father was devoted only to the army and wanted Sead to join the army school to become an officer or a pilot.
Sead fell in love with Metka, a girl from his class, so he also began spending his time with her. Then several things occurred: one of his friends was beaten by the police and put to prison, he was punished by his father for not being devoted enough to the ideas of socialism, Metka got pregnant and they were again forced to move, so Sead should leave his life behind and start it anew. He didn't hold out any more and committed suicide - coincidentally it happened on the day when Tito died.
Outsider was the top grossing Slovenian film (91,000)[http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=14007 Outsider]. LUMIERE, database on admissions of films released in Europe. Accessed 2008-12-15 until Branko uri's film 'Kajmak in marmelada' (over 100,000 viewers).
Cast
*Davor Janji .... Sead Mulahasanovi 'Sid'
*Nina Ivani .... Metka Hafner
*Uros Potonik .... Borut Kadunc 'Bomba'
*Jure Ivanui .... 'Podgana'
*Zijah Sokolovi .... Zastavnik Haris Mulahasanovi
*Miranda Caharija .... Marija Mulahasanovi
*Demeter Bitenc .... Direktor
Movie goofs
* There is a scene in the film, showing the band playing cover-version of the song "Goodbye Teens" by Plavi orkestar, which was originally released in 1985, although the movie shows the events taking place in 1980.
See also
* List of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Slovenian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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