Belgrade in the 1990s seen through the eyes of Goran Čavajda 'Čavke', the late drummer of Serbian rock band "Electric Orgasm". Under dictatorship of Slobodan Milošević, his city became one of the worst places to live in Europe, while the country suffered highest inflation rate in its history, accompanied by mass poverty and political isolation. Documentary follows Čavke walking through the Belgrade streets where total chaos and decline of moral values rule. He finds his only shelter underground, where his friends - musicians and artists - live and work invisibly.
Direction
Unflinching vérité captures Belgrade's physical and spiritual rot
Acting
Čavke's weary charisma carries every frame he's in
Production
Underground music spaces shot like sacred bunkers
Director
Mladen Matičević
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Electric Orgasm were pivotal in Serbia's 'New Wave' scene; Čavke's death at 35 made this unintentionally elegiac.
Filmed during 1993 hyperinflation when prices doubled every 2 days—crew sometimes couldn't afford film stock.
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