Ghetto - The Secret Life of the City (1996)

01/01/1996 (YU) • 1h 11m

Documentary

Overview

Belgrade in the 1990s seen through the eyes of Goran Čavajda 'Čavke', the late drummer of Serbian rock band "Electric Orgasm". Under dictatorship of Slobodan Milošević, his city became one of the worst places to live in Europe, while the country suffered highest inflation rate in its history, accompanied by mass poverty and political isolation. Documentary follows Čavke walking through the Belgrade streets where total chaos and decline of moral values rule. He finds his only shelter underground, where his friends - musicians and artists - live and work invisibly.


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Status

Released

Original Language

Serbian

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

ghetto

artist

pinball machine

economic crisis

belgrade

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