THE POWDER KEG
(Bure Baruta)
Year: 1998
Country:
Serbia
Run Time:
100 minutes
From road rage to crimes of passion between best friends and lovers, the urban nightmare of sudden, unleashed violence is the theme uniting Goran Paskaljevic's twilight mosaic. The interlocked characters - some the hunters, most the hunted - come together on one eventful night in Belgrade during a lull in the recent armed conflict in the Balkans. Fearful refugees, cabaret performers, prodigal sons, surly punks, junkies, criminal gangs, and taxi and bus drivers all dwell in a city that seems all shadows, neon lights, rain, and revenge. Here a sparring-match at a gym can erupt into a deadly showdown and the volatile combination of drugs, alcohol, and ready guns prime 500-year-old hostilities to inflame anew. News broadcasts and muttered dialogue mention that a hemisphere away, in a place called Dayton, Ohio, delegates from the opposing sides in the Bosnian civil war are trying to hammer out a peace accord. THE POWDER KEG draws a parallel between simple street brawls and the genocidal Bosnian civil war, and asks, can the chains of hatred be broken? The fuse is lit and burning. (In Serbo Croatian with English subtitles)
Screenplay
Dejan Dukovski, Goran Paskaljevic, Filip David, Zoran Andric (based on the play by Dejan Dukovski)
Director
Goran Paskaljevic
Producer
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Cinematography
Milan Spasic
Editing
Petar Putnikovic
Principal Cast
Lazar Ristovski, Miki Manojlovic, Mirana Jokovic, Bata Stojkovic, Sergei Trifunovic, Mira Karanovic
Paramount Classics
5555 Melrose Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90038
tel: (323) 956 2000
fax: (323) 862 1103
Questions?
Check out our FAQs for answers to common questions about entering the film festival.
Donate
Your donation helps fulfill our mission to promote artistically and culturally significant film arts through education and exhibition.
Film Festival
Films
CIFF Streams
Locations
Program Guide
Plan Your Day
CIFF Media
Archive
Store
Support Us
FAQs
Press Room
About
Policies
Financials
Main Festival Location
Tower City Cinemas
230 W Huron Rd
Cleveland, OH 44113
MAP
Festival GPS Address
737 Canal Road
Cleveland, OH 44113
Admin Office
Cleveland International Film Festival
2510 Market Avenue
Cleveland OH 44113-3434
(216) 623-3456 | EMAIL
©CIFF, 2020
Site Design + Development 