Movies and TV shows set in yugoslavia
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in yugoslavia ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out period piece, historical drama, suspense, realistic, melancholic and art house films and TV shows about / with partisan, world war two, survival, satire, nostalgia, death, social realism, nazi, moral ambiguity and betrayal plots mostly in Drama, War and Comedy genres shot in Yugoslavia, Serbia, Croatia and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as yugoslavia: Lovers (1999), The Battle of Sutjeska (1973), Throat in the Strawberries (1975), Black Sun (2017), Evening Bells (1986), Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996), Days to Remember (1987), That Summer of White Roses (1989), High Voltage (1981), ZG80 (2016).
Best films
New films
| The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) | 6.3 | |
| Drazen (2024) | 6.4 | |
| Circles (2013) | 7.7 | |
| Fortress (2025) | 9.1 | |
| Black Sun (2017) | 8.8 |
List of movies set in yugoslavia
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A French woman falls in love with a Yugoslavian man, not realizing that he is an illegal immigrant.
Style:
sexy, erotic, independent film, serious, realistic
Plot:
dogme 95, dogma, lovers, bookstore, young couple, immigration, sensuality, erotica, painter, couples, deportation, illegal immigration ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, former yugoslavia, france
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Genre: War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of the Battle of Sutjeska which occurred in Nazi-occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1943.
Style:
mythical, crying, epic
Plot:
world war two, partisan, child, murder, nazi soldier, wound, mountain, parachutist, revolutionary war, rock climbing, balkan war, military ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943
Place:
former yugoslavia, bosnia herzegovina, bosnia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
Grlom u jagode is a 1975 Yugoslavian TV series directed by Srđan Karanović and co-written by Karanović and Rajko Grlić. Depicting the life and times of a young man nicknamed Bane Bumbar, the series achieved huge popularity throughout SFR ...
Style:
period piece, sitcom
Plot:
coming of age, nostalgia, youth culture, grownups, high school life, melancholy, friendship, family drama, slice of life, male protagonist, personal growth, first love ...
Time:
60s
Place:
former yugoslavia, belgrade, belgrade serbia, rio de janeiro
Is relevant?
14K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A historical fiction drama and thriller set in the turbulent period of the late 1930s in the Balkans as a place where high politics, local interests, capital and crime all merge together.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
secret society, conspiracy, police detective, law enforcement, secret movement, undercover, criminal, politician, murder investigation, partner, dishonesty, nudity ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
former yugoslavia, nebraska, balkan
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Trials and tribulations of a Croatian Communist intellectual in the turbulent years before, during and after WW2.
Style:
melancholic, historical drama, bleak, intellectual, atmospheric ...
Plot:
world war two, communism, moral dilemma, character study, trauma, identity crisis, occupation, political persecution, repression, persecution, loss, survival ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s
Place:
former yugoslavia, croatia, balkan
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In the opening stages of the Bosnian War, a small group of Serbian soldiers are trapped in a tunnel by a Muslim force.
Style:
social, controversial, manga, intense, realistic ...
Plot:
yugoslav war, civil war, bosnian war, ogre, moving, social realism, war on terror, radical, conflict, wartime, badass, genocide ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 80s
Place:
bosnia, former yugoslavia, eastern europe, europe, bosnia herzegovina ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In this melodramatic tale, the well-made plans of a career-obsessed woman are derailed when she sets her sights on a young man who is plainly not very interested in her. In the story, Katherina is an ambitious reporter for German television, and her ...
Style:
reflective, romantic drama, melancholic, art house
Plot:
identity, identity crisis, thoughtful, memory, family history, immigration, social commentary, homecoming, exile, reconciliation, journalism, lake ...
Time:
80s
Place:
former yugoslavia, germany, west germany, montenegro
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, Yugoslavia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
World War II finally reaches a Yugoslavian lake, where a lifeguard shelters a refugee and her son.
Style:
historical drama, suspense, melancholic, period piece, political ...
Plot:
world war two, partisan, refugee, nazi, summer, lifeguard, ethical dilemma, occupation, danger, river, widow, coming of age ...
Time:
year 1944
Place:
former yugoslavia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After WW II many young people arrive to Zagreb, among them a young worker Sonja Kacar. She is supposed to participate in the construction of the first generator in the Rade Koncar factory. Because there aren't enough experts and materials in ...
Style:
historical drama, period drama
Plot:
post war, worker, factory, stalinism, frustration, betrayal, blue collar, labor movement, quarrel, river, machine, tragic event ...
Time:
1940s, year 1948, post world war two
Place:
former yugoslavia, eastern europe, soviet union, czechoslovakia
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Croatia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
ZG80 is a prequel of Metastaze. The movie brings back its characters to prewar Yugoslavia where they, as part of Bad Blue Boys, go on a football match in Belgrade to see Dinamo play against Crvena Zvezda. They encounter guest fans, their arch rivals ...
Style:
tense, realistic, retro, pre war, period drama ...
Plot:
violence, football, hooliganism, derby, fan culture, conflict, chaos, riot, urban, nationalism, loyalty, youth ...
Time:
80s
Place:
belgrade, former yugoslavia, croatia, serbia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia, UK, Argentina
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A thirty year old man returns from South America to his native village, in the mountains of Yugoslavia, to find his spouse and take her along. He chooses the youngest daughter of self-supporting Jewish woman. The deceit gets discovered on the way to ...
Style:
bleak, period piece, art house, suspense, tragic
Plot:
exploitation, deception, victimization, human trafficking, betrayal, survival, sex trafficking, social realism, forced prostitution, poverty, manipulation, moral dilemma ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
former yugoslavia, south america, buenos aires argentina, argentina
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Political prisoners imprisoned in Yugoslavia will try to escape from prison by digging a channel under the ground and join the partisans.
Style:
period piece, tense, tension, suspense, grim ...
Plot:
world war two, escape, prison break, escape attempt, oppression, prison life, escape plan, survival, sacrifice, resilience, risk, underground ...
Time:
60s
Place:
former yugoslavia
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Genre: War, Action
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
At the beginning of the war the Germans come to the mine Trepca in Kosovo and occupy it. Communist Party and the workers do not agree with that and under constant repression, beginning small diversions, which will be transferred in the conquest and ...
Style:
tense, historical drama, suspenseful
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, partisan, sabotage, mine, occupation, anti fascist, liberation, repression, solidarity, underground movement, class struggle, communist party ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
former yugoslavia, kosovo
Is relevant?
430
Genre: Comedy
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In a typical Yugoslav company a relationship is developing between poltroon and CEO.
Style:
satirical, comedy drama, period piece, tragicomedy
Plot:
satire, office politics, bureaucracy, irony, social commentary, conformity, corruption, ethical dilemma, character study, political satire, everyday life, social realism ...
Time:
80s
Place:
former yugoslavia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Serbia
TV show
Story:
Everyone has to grow up, to separate from their parents, to start their own family. Luka and Daria try to do this while everything around them is falling apart: friendships, families, even the country.
Style:
historical drama, romantic drama, melancholic, realistic, family saga ...
Plot:
relationships, loss, political unrest, love story, intimate, coming of age, loss of innocence, nationalism, disintegration, moral ambiguity, trauma, separation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
balkan, former yugoslavia, serbia, croatia
Is relevant?
186
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
August 1943, Europe. The tentacles of the German octopus have begun to recoil. As the Nazis retreat, their concern focuses on the supply of oil from the refineries of Romania. Without the flow of "black gold", Germany's doom is ...
Style:
tension, period piece, historical drama, action packed, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, partisan, battles, military, nazi germany, resistance, resistance movement, sabotage, commando mission, sacrifice, occupation, explosions ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
former yugoslavia, eastern europe, romania
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Genre: Thriller, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In Autumn of 1943 American plane carrying Soviet colonel is shot down near Nazi-occupied Belgrade. Germans capture the colonel and begin interrogations, because he knows everything about forecoming Allied summit in Tehran. Group of Yugoslav ...
Style:
period piece, suspense, noir
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, espionage, guerilla warfare, resistance, military operation, partisan, infiltration, heroism, courage, plane crash, heroic mission ...
Place:
belgrade, former yugoslavia
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A highly fictionalized account of the first Serbian foreign-lottery winner - Jovanče Micić, a merchant from Jagodina who went on to travel the whole world in the company of his Hungarian mistress and Montenegrin friend with a wooden leg.
Plot:
road trip, love triangle, character study, escapism, odyssey, satire, nostalgia, disabled character, unhappiness, dark humor, train travel, wild west ...
Time:
60s
Place:
serbia, former yugoslavia, eastern europe, middle east
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Genre: War
Country: Yugoslavia, Soviet Union
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
October 20, 1944, Belgrade was liberated by Red Army and Tito's partisans. But the capital of Yugoslavia is still fraught with danger - retreating aggressor mined the city . A special partisan squad goes into underground maze of tunnels to find ...
Style:
tension, suspenseful, realistic, grim, political ...
Plot:
world war two, red army, partisan, minefield, occupation, survival, sacrifice, brave, underground, sabotage, patriotism, guerilla warfare ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
former yugoslavia, belgrade, serbia, belgrade serbia
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Croatia, Serbia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Yugoslavia, late 1980s. Parents and son are hastily making the final preparations for Christmas Eve dinner. Their beloved uncle will be turning up from Germany any minute now. But, hang on, are things really as they seem? An unnerving debut à la ...
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, dark comedy, art house
Plot:
ambiguity, uncle, christmas eve, family secret, family dinner, claustrophobia, mistrust, slow burn, social satire, minimalism, homecoming, psychological manipulation ...
Place:
former yugoslavia, west germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Our story takes place at the end of the 1960s. This is the time of the collapse of the ideals of a more just and honorable life brought into prominence by students worldwide in the great rebellion in 1968 and of the beginning of the end of an ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, tense, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
forgery, moral ambiguity, police arrest, frustration, corruption, small town, surveillance, social realism, identity crisis, national security, satire, nostalgia
Time:
60s
Place:
former yugoslavia, bosnia, bosnia herzegovina
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Serbia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
This is a story about Yugoslavian national football team and their journey to the first world championship in Montevideo.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, inspirational, melancholic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
football, soccer, ambition, football team, world cup, problem, sport team, lifestyle, athlete's life, championship, satire, football player ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
former yugoslavia, uruguay, belgrade, south america
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: Serbia
TV show
Story:
A story about four pioneers who fathered the “Yugoslav school of basketball” and whose merit is the development of this sport in Europe. They are Nebojša Popović, Borisav Stanković, Radomir Šaper and Aleksandar Nikolić. The central event is ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, period piece, emotional
Plot:
basketball, rivalry, life story, high school basketball, grownups, sport team, lifestyle, basketball player, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, basketball team, ambition ...
Place:
former yugoslavia, serbia
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Serbia
TV show
Story:
Ravna Gora tells story of events after April War 1941. Serbia with accent on the Chetnic-Partisan conflict, at the beginning of World War II
Style:
historical drama, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, war, soldier, resistance movement, political conflict, guerilla warfare, civil war, loyalty, moral ambiguity, collaboration, violence, betrayal ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
serbia, former yugoslavia
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The story about the founders of the famous "Yugoslav Basketball School" and the first gold medal at the Championships in Ljubljana in 1970, is based on real events and is dedicated to personalities who have contributed to the emergence and ...
Style:
semi autobiographical, captivating, disturbing, thought provoking, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
basketball, historical figure, athlete's life, sport team, ambition, teamwork, basketball team, champion, basketball player, athlete and trainer, winner, historical character ...
Time:
70s, 60s
Place:
former yugoslavia, eastern europe, slovenia, bosnia herzegovina
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Yugoslavia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The story concerns the Yugoslavian holiday of two toothsome Swedish girls. One of the girls, played by Maria Liljedahl, is (metaphorically speaking) a world-champion in the promiscuity sweepstakes, bedding men (and women) in great profusion. ...
Style:
erotic, erotic drama, visual, art house, experimental ...
Plot:
nudity, sexploitation, sexuality, promiscuity, lesbian, debauchery, female sexuality, murder, sexual fantasy, degradation, sexually liberated, taboo ...
Time:
70s
Place:
former yugoslavia, eastern europe
Is relevant?
Genre: War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The story of political prisoners, detained in a jail before the start of the WWII, and their torture and attempts to escape, and join a partisan unit.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, intense, dark, realistic ...
Plot:
torture, prison escape, political oppression, survival, sacrifice, courage, solidarity, escape plan, rebellion, wartime, oppression, world war two ...
Place:
former yugoslavia
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Momcilo 'Moca' Stojisavljevic has just finished his military service, and is faced with problems like finding a job and a place to live. His old girlfriend is now pregnant and she's about to live with him. Having managed to employ ...
Style:
melancholic
Plot:
social commentary, job seeking, working class, cybernetics, slice of life, self discovery, social realism, machismo, pregnancy, moral dilemma, alienation, coming of age ...
Place:
former yugoslavia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A group of musicians, whose band is called "Balkan express", in fact a quintet of small-time crooks , trying to make some money in Nazi-occupied Serbia.
Style:
tragicomedy, black comedy, period piece, slapstick, dark comedy ...
Plot:
partisan, world war two, nazi occupation, resistance movement, anti fascist, brothel, espionage, hiding, dark humor, underground movement, escape, survival ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
former yugoslavia, balkan, serbia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A group of Dalmatian guest workers from Germany come to their native town on Easter holidays. They usually spend time in a local pub playing cards, drinking and yelling. Jure is the most successful and bragging among them, while Klempo is considered ...
Style:
comedy drama
Plot:
drinking, bet, holiday, rivalry, small town, humiliation, dalmatian, working class, embarrassment, male camaraderie, social status, pride ...
Time:
70s
Place:
former yugoslavia, croatia
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