Movies by Slavko Simić

Ward Six

Ward Six

A study of the mental breakdown of a doctor in a remote rural village. He believes himself intellectually superior to everyone except for a political prisoner in a mental ward. This is a metaphor on life under repressive governments, conformity versus individual expression.

We'll Go to the City

We'll Go to the City

"Andremo in città" (We'll Go to the City) is a 1966 Italian drama film directed by Nelo Risi. It is based on the novel of the same name by Edith Bruck, Risi's wife. Bruck, a Hungarian concentration camp-survivor, settled in Italy after the Second World War and wrote about her experiences in autobiographical and fictional formats.[1] The film stars Geraldine Chaplin and Nino Castelnuovo.

Daredevil Times

Daredevil Times

Sfaira (1971-1984) dedicated to Pythagoras and Plato is a homage to two of his favourite spheroids: the Earth and the Sun.

The Girl in the Park

The Girl in the Park

The story of the birth of a love between two young people, about its duration, with all the difficulties and beauty that it brings, the closing of that love because of conflicts with exaggerated dynamics and false values of contemporary life.

Ward Six

Ward Six

A doctor from provincial town in Tsardom of Russia meets his former student in Ward 6, where the story takes place. Impressed by his rebellious spirit and clever remarks, he tends to spend more time with him while also indulging in meditation, only to be ridiculed by his fellow colleagues. Based on a Chekhov's work of the same title.

Factory B

Factory B

A group of oil drillers of the Factory B, focused on success rather than praise, strive to find the oil despite the decision on the suspension of the drilling works.

The City

The City

Three stories (Love, Heart, The Hoop) set in the urban, alienated world of a big city. It tells how thin is the line between melancholy and depression. This is the only officially banned movie in history of Yugoslavia.

The Last Story

The Last Story

The story of a young writer who tries to save his personal identity while facing the corrupted environment and temptations of a love affair.

Holding the Air

Holding the Air

The story of a war-orphan, who remembers first post-war days, his stay in Home for war-orphans, his teachers, friends, and mostly his "only brother".