Metastases

Metastases

2009 · 82 min · HR · 7.3 (31 votes)
Dir. Branko Schmidt · Starring Rene Bitorajac, Franjo Dijak, Rakan Rushaidat, Robert Ugrina, Ivo Gregurević, Ljiljana Bogojević
CrimeDramaComedy

The story of four petty criminals in Zagreb, a city recently coming off of the horrors of the Croatian War of Independance, reflects the petty hatreds, violence, prejudices and mood hanging over the country like a disease that spreads with no cure in sight.

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A raw, unflinching look at societal rot and personal despair. It feels like a suffocating, inescapable malaise, mirroring the bleakness of a nation grappling with its demons. Expect a heavy, sobering experience.

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