The Parade
Turning transgression into a comedic principle, this turbulent farce that toys with clichés and stereotypes turned out to be an unexpected hit in Serbia and other ex-Yugoslavian countries. In Parade a life-saving operation on a gangster’s pitbull terrier brings together two very different worlds: old school machismo meets gay obsession for interior design, homophobia meets overblown gender display as a number of former foes – Serbs, Bosnian Muslims, Kosovo-Albanians and Croatian war veterans – find themselves obliged to form a tenuous bond with a bunch of gay activists. This motley crew are sent on an impossible and probably suicidal mission to protect a fresh attempt to hold a Gay Pride parade from renewed and certain onslaught from nationalists and neo-Nazi organisations and make the event a success. Srdan Dragojevic’s film takes a look at survival strategies for gays in Serbia and at a society that even now, years after the Balkan war, is still fragmented and riven by two entrenched fronts. And, as one would expect from any comedy worthy of the name, no matter how tumultuous the plot, real-life tragedy is always hovering in the background, just a step away. Berlin Film Festival
Croatia Macedonia Serbia Slovenia
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2012
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2012
Script
Srdjan Dragojevic
Srdjan Dragojevic
Cinematography
Dušan Joksimović
Dušan Joksimović
Editing
Petar Marković
Petar Marković
Production
Mainframe
Mainframe
Cast
Goran Jevtic
Goran Navojec
Hristina Popovic
Miloš Samolov
Nikola Kojo
Goran Jevtic
Goran Navojec
Hristina Popovic
Miloš Samolov
Nikola Kojo
Music
Igor Perovic
Igor Perovic
Awards
Audience Award Torino Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Best Leading Actress Pula
Panorama Audience Award
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Special Mention Berlinale
Audience Award Torino Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Best Leading Actress Pula
Panorama Audience Award
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Special Mention Berlinale
Festivals
18th Festival on Wheels
WORLD CINEMA
18th Festival on Wheels
WORLD CINEMA