Vukovar


1h 34m 1994

Brief Synopsis

Toma and Anna are a contemporary Romeo and Juliet--one Croat and one Serb. A young couple in love, they marry with the blessing of both families at what seems to be the ideal time; the Berlin Wall has been torn down, Communism has collapsed, and freedom is not only in the air, but in every heart. Bu

Film Details

Also Known As
Vukovar - Poste Restante, Vukovar Poste Restante
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Political
Romance
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
TARA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Synopsis

Toma and Anna are a contemporary Romeo and Juliet--one Croat and one Serb. A young couple in love, they marry with the blessing of both families at what seems to be the ideal time; the Berlin Wall has been torn down, Communism has collapsed, and freedom is not only in the air, but in every heart. But Yugoslavia explodes into a hideous medusa... a country writhing with poisonous snakes of nationalism, bigotry, greed, myths of race and blood all seeking to outdo each other. Each individual is caught up without choice, without decision in a mindless war that suddenly penetrates every expanse, even their souls. As the bombs and destruction envelope them, Anna's pregnancy serves as a calendar of the swelling madness. Love atrophies, hatred kills. Never more so than the moment when Toma finds himself looking at his child-to-be through the scope of his own weapon.

Film Details

Also Known As
Vukovar - Poste Restante, Vukovar Poste Restante
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Political
Romance
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
TARA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States February 1995

Released in United States March 1995

Released in United States March 29, 1996

Released in United States October 1994

Released in United States on Video July 22, 1997

Released in United States Winter February 2, 1996

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 9-20, 1995.

Shown at Denver Film Festival October 13-20, 1994.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 19-23, 1994.

Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 17 - March 5, 1995.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 3-12, 1995.

Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 14-26, 1994.

Began shooting August 1993.

Completed shooting November 1993.

aspect ratio 1:1.33

Ultra-Stereo

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (International Cinema) October 19 - November 2, 1995.)

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 17 - March 5, 1995.)

Released in United States February 1995 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 9-20, 1995.)

Released in United States Winter February 2, 1996

Released in United States March 1995 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 3-12, 1995.)

Released in United States March 29, 1996 (Laemmle's Monica 4 Plex; Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video July 22, 1997

Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at Denver Film Festival October 13-20, 1994.)

Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 19-23, 1994.)

Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at Viennale International Film Festival in Vienna October 14-26, 1994.)