- The Wounds
Infobox Film
name = The Wounds
caption =
imdb_id = 0165546
writer =Srđan Dragojević
starring =Dušan Pekić Milan Marić Dragan Bjelogrlić Branka Katić
Vesna Trivalic
director =Srđan Dragojević
producer =Dragan Bjelogrlić
distributor =
released = 1998
runtime = 103 min.
language = Serbian
music =Aleksandar Habić
awards =
budget ="The Wounds" (Serbian: Ране, "Rane") is a 1998
Serbia ndrama film written and directed bySrđan Dragojević .It depicts the violent lives of two boys in
Belgrade as they aspire to make names for themselves in the city's underworld. The story takes place throughout the 1990s, against the backdrop of theYugoslav wars and the growingethnic hatred betweenSerbs andCroats .The film won a Bronze Horse at the
Stockholm International Film Festival and a FIPRESCI Prize at theThessaloniki Film Festival , "For its powerful, dramatic depiction of the brutal reality and complexity of life in the Balkans today." [ [http://imdb.com/title/tt0165546/awards Rane (1998) - Awards ] ]Production
The film is based on the lives of two young criminals in
Serbia . Director Dragojević selected lead actor Pekić from 5,000 youths who auditioned for the role, noting that Pekić shared a similar background with character Pinki. [ [http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-08-24/film/blast-to-the-past/ The Village Voice - Blast to the Past] ] The film proved to be Pekić's first and final role, as he died in 2000. [imdb name|id=0670707|name=Dusan Pekic]References
External links
*imdb title|id=0165546|title=The Wounds
* [http://www.kinoeye.org/03/10/celluloidtinderbox.php Film analysis by Igor Krstic in "The Celluloid Tinderbox" (E-Book)]
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