The Makavejev Case or Trial in a Movie Theater explores the position of an artist in the Socialist FR Yugoslavia, focusing on the political and social climate that used public platforms to condemn the film WR: Mysteries of the Organism, under the auspices of the Communist Party.
Svetozar Cvetković
Himself
Slobodan Miletić
Himself
Branislav Dimitrijević
Himself
Milena Dravić
Herself
Andrej Popović
Himself
Dušan Makavejev
Himself (archive footage)
The Makavejev Case or Trial in a Movie Theater explores the position of an artist in the Socialist FR Yugoslavia, focusing on the political and social climate that used public platforms to condemn the film WR: Mysteries of the Organism, under the auspices of the Communist Party.
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