Once Upon a Time in  Sarajevo

Once Upon a Time in Sarajevo

48 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Dec. 11, 2014

Can three comedians from Bosnia overcome the bitterness of the past to reunite and reconcile? Often compared to Monty Python's Flying Circus the comedy team from Sarajevo known as Top Lista Nadrealista or The Surrealist Hit Parade rose to prominence on the eve of the breakup of Yugoslavia. Nele, Zenit and Djuro became household names throughout the Balkans. The wars that followed the splintering of the country pitted each of the diverse communities against one another. The bitter conflict exposed some nationalist loyalties among the comedians and lead to the acrimonious break-up of Top Lista. The split reflecting the broader tribulations dividing their homeland.

Once Upon a Time in Sarajevo

48 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Dec. 11, 2014

Once Upon a Time in  Sarajevo
Can three comedians from Bosnia overcome the bitterness of the past to reunite and reconcile? Often compared to Monty Python's Flying Circus the comedy team from Sarajevo known as Top Lista Nadrealista or The Surrealist Hit Parade rose to prominence on the eve of the breakup of Yugoslavia. Nele, Zenit and Djuro became household names throughout the Balkans. The wars that followed the splintering of the country pitted each of the diverse communities against one another. The bitter conflict exposed some nationalist loyalties among the comedians and lead to the acrimonious break-up of Top Lista. The split reflecting the broader tribulations dividing their homeland.
Producers Four Corners Media
Original title Once Upon a Time in Sarajevo
Directors Micah Garen, Marie-Helene Carlton
Writers

Cast

Nele Karajlic

as Himself

Zenit Đozić

as Himself

Branko Đurić

as Himself