Who's Singin' Over There?

Who's Singin' Over There?

Directed by Slobodan Šijan

Produced by Centar film

198086 min7.6 / 10

A darkly comic ensemble piece set on the eve of WWII, where a motley group of Serbian passengers share a bus journey that becomes a microcosm of a nation on the brink of catastrophe.

On Saturday, 5 April 1941, one day before the Invasion of Yugoslavia of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a colourful group of random passengers on a country road deep in the heart of Serbia board a dilapidated bus, headed for the capital Belgrade. The group includes two gypsy musicians, a World War I veteran, a Germanophile, a budding singer, a sickly looking man, and a hunter with a shotgun. The bus is owned by Krstic senior, and driven by his impressionable and dim-witted son Misko.

Questions people ask

  • Does Who's Singin' Over There? end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Who's Singin' Over There? easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is Who's Singin' Over There? scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Who's Singin' Over There? sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Who's Singin' Over There? violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity70

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Surprise83

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Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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