Review of Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996) by Steve H — 12 Jan 2008

Angry, acerbic, dark humored anti-war film.

This review of Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996) was written by Steve H on 12 Jan 2008.

Pretty Village, Pretty Flame has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 14 Feb 2001

This bleak tale is told from the point-of-view of the Serb soldier who is severely wounded in a Belgrade hospital in 1994…

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I saw this at the Pal Springs film festival, and was blown away. A great film about war…

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By Ivan N (40) on 20 Jul 2007

Jebo turizam, bitniji nam je nacionalizam. Ko je poceo rat ha?? Nisam,nisam,nisam…

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My favourite movie concerning the bosnian war…

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By Ozren V (1) on 28 Sep 2007

By far one of the best anti-war movies. Two friends, one a Serb and the other a Muslim are split up opposing each other…

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By Hunter S (270) on 24 Jul 2007

Defense and the last days... Ko razume shvatice :)…

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By Dan G (1,214) on 09 Jul 2007

Lepa Sela Lepo Gore..haunting and memorable…

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By Milos K (2) on 13 Jul 2007

It's a war classic form Serbia. The movie captured the last days of painful Bosnian war. It was filmed just before the end of the war…

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By Fullon D (2) on 09 May 2008

My all time favourite home movie......great war movie......not pinpointing to any of sides as the guilty one for conflict in Bosnia.....instead…

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By Tim P (549) on 09 Oct 2007

Manic headfuck. One of the best war films I have seen... together with The Odd Angry Shot, Paths to Glory and Gallipoli…

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