Who's Singin' Over There? (1980) on Netflix
NR19801h 26mAdventureComedyDrama
On 5 April 1941, the eve of the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia, passengers board Krstić's dilapidated bus on a Serbian country road. Krstić's son Miško drives them toward Belgrade.
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Plot summary
On 5 April 1941, the day before the Axis invades the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, strangers gather on a country road in Serbia and climb aboard a dilapidated bus bound for Belgrade. Krstić Sr. owns the vehicle and his cheerful son Miško drives it. Aboard are two Romani musicians who sing as they ride, a veteran of the First World War, a geologist who admires German order, a would-be singer traveling to an audition, a sickly man, and a hunter carrying a shotgun. Along the route they collect a priest and a pair of newlyweds bound for the seaside. A roadblock, a plowed field, a flat tire and other delays keep halting the trip, and the crowded bus sets the passengers against one another.
Cast
- Miodrag Kosticas Muzikant I
- Nenad Kosticas Muzikant II
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Who's Singin' Over There? (1980)
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The film's final bombing scene was meant to include wild animals from the bombed Belgrade Zoo, something an old newspaper article showed really happened in the 6 April 1941 Luftwaffe raid. The plan was dropped because Tito's grave illness brought a mourning period that canceled the Italian circus tour meant to supply the animals; the idea was later used in Underground (1995).- The bus used in the film was barely in driving condition, so for the interior shots it was mostly pushed or towed so as not to strain the engine. Smoke and the presence of live pigs in the cramped interior space made filming very difficult for the cast and crew.
- The film's signature song, "Za Beograd", sung by two Romani youths, was written by composer Vojislav Kostić and became notable by itself, frequently covered by other artists.
- Miodrag Kostić was offered a child as a companion on screen, refused to work with an unfamiliar kid and suggested his nephew Nenad instead. Because Nenad could not play the jaw harp, he only held it to his mouth while Mića Đorđević recorded the playing in the studio.
- The film gained notable cultural status within the Balkans, and various quotes from it joined the popular vernacular of the region.
