Dark Is the Night (1995) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1995 · 110 mins · Serbian

Directed by

Dragan Kresoja

Starring

Velimir Živojinović, Branka Katić, Dragan Mićanović, Predrag Ejdus, Zoran Cvijanović, Nenad Jezdić

Set in Belgrade in 1992, amid the disintegration of Yugoslavia, the city endures a blockade, chronic shortages, endless food queues and a wave of student protests. The film follows two local families, portraying the personal drama of parents, children and friends as the social collapse and emerging civil war tear apart relationships. Through intimate portraits it reveals how scarcity, fear and ideological conflict reshape ordinary lives.