Mount of Lament (1968)
Lado Tajovic, a student, is charged by the communist party to go to his home in the Montenegrin Mountains, to illegally spread the liberation movement's propaganda. Alone, surrounded by enemies, always awake and ready to evade traps and ambushes, Lado fights on the verge of sleep, against people which are cowards ready to betrayal. He fights his own temptations, hallucinations that constantly besiege him. Although he perseveres in holding to party directives: no killing and no revenge, Lado at one moment of weakness falls to a primal human act vengeance.
Director: Zdravko Velimirović
Genre: War, Drama
Runtime: 96 min
Release Date: May 1, 1968
Cast
- Slobodan Dimitrijević - Lado Tajović
- Milivoje Živanović - Vučko Masnik
- Anka Zupanc - Neda
- Istref Begolli - Trobrk
- Junus Međedović - Barjaktar
- Jože Zupan - Pasko
- Milorad Spasojević - Ivan Vidrić
- Veljko Mandić - Jakša
- Dobrica Stefanović
- Stole Aranđelović - Kosto Amerika
Screenplay
- Mihailo Lalić (Novel)
- Branimir Šćepanović (Adaptation)
Production: Filmski Studio Titograd, Kosmet Film
Country: Yugoslavia
Language: Serbo-Croatian
Original Language: sh
Themes
The Horror of War and Humanity
Keywords
yugoslavia, world war ii, mountain, partisan
More Films by Director: Zdravko Velimirović
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mount of Lament about?
- Lado Tajovic, a student, is charged by the communist party to go to his home in the Montenegrin Mountains, to illegally spread the liberation movement's propaganda. Alone, surrounded by enemies, always awake and ready to evade traps and ambushes, Lado fights on the verge of sleep, against people which are cowards ready to betrayal. He fights his own temptations, hallucinations that constantly besiege him. Although he perseveres in holding to party directives: no killing and no revenge, Lado at one moment of weakness falls to a primal human act vengeance.
- Who directed Mount of Lament?
- Mount of Lament was directed by Zdravko Velimirović.
- Who stars in Mount of Lament?
- Mount of Lament stars Slobodan Dimitrijević, Milivoje Živanović, Anka Zupanc, Istref Begolli, Junus Međedović, Jože Zupan.
- How long is Mount of Lament?
- Mount of Lament has a runtime of 1h 36m (96 minutes).
- What genre is Mount of Lament?
- Mount of Lament is a War, Drama film.
- Where was Mount of Lament produced?
- Mount of Lament was produced in Yugoslavia.
- What are the themes of Mount of Lament?
- The themes of Mount of Lament include: The Horror of War and Humanity.