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The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

1993. A passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.

Top Cast

  • Goran Bogdan

    Goran Bogdan

    Dragan

  • Dragan Mićanović

    Dragan Mićanović

    Tomo Buzov

  • Silvio Mumelaš

    Silvio Mumelaš

    Milan

  • Alexis Manenti

    Alexis Manenti

    Commander

  • Lara Nekić

    Lara Nekić

    Student

  • Priska Ugrina

    Priska Ugrina

    Granddaughter

  • Dušan Gojić

    Dušan Gojić

    Grandfather

  • Nebojša Pop-Tasić

    Nebojša Pop-Tasić

    Train Conductor

  • Martin Kuhar

    Martin Kuhar

    Soldier

Overview

1993. A passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.

Rating

6.3 / 10
37 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Jan 23, 2025

    This is quite a tensely shot short drama that depicts a scene on a train that has been stopped on it's journey through Bosnia by a paramilitary gang seeking Muslims. They are polite enough to the "brother" passengers whose papers they inspect, but "Milan" (Silvio Mumelaš) in one carriage has no papers and is terrified. His fellow travellers offer him some comfort and one, the retired captain "Tomo" (Dragan Mićanović) sticks his neck out when they try to remove the man from their compartment. When the train eventually moves on, fellow passenger and family man "Dragan" (Goran Bogdan) wonders if he, too, ought to have done more. The Balkan conflict of the early 1990s has been largely forgotten by us now, so this is quite a poignant reminder of the cruelties of ethnic cleansing enforced during a brutal war that saw the rule of law abandoned and the rule of a vengeful few capitalise on the fears of the general population to impose their will.

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