The movie is based on the true story about a group of children, barely teenagers, who joined Yugoslav Partizans after losing their families in WW2. At first, Partizans want to get rid of them, but later they are joining combat ranks. Among them, Bosko Buha would become a legend because of his skill in destroying enemy bunkers.
Acting
Child soldiers played by actual children—uncomfortably authentic.
Direction
Bauer balances state-mandated legend with human fragility.
Director
Branko Bauer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ivan Kujundžić was a non-professional discovered in a Sarajevo school; this was his only film role.
Partisan films dominated Yugoslav cinema as nation-building tools—Boško became a classroom legend, not just a screen one.
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