Plot summary :
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, an alien place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers. Over his wife’s numerous objections, a man rises in the dead of night: he’s a stalker, one of a handful who have the mental gifts (and who risk imprisonment) to lead people into the Zone to the Room, a place where one’s secret hopes come true. That night, he takes two people into the Zone: a popular writer who is burned out, cynical, and questioning his genius; and a quiet scientist more concerned about his knapsack than the journey. In the deserted Zone, the approach to the Room must be indirect. As they draw near, the rules seem to change and the stalker faces a crisis…

Movie info :
User Rating: 8.2/10
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast overview :
Aleksandr Kajdanovsky…Stalker
Alisa Frejndlikh…Stalker’s Wife
Anatoli Solonitsyn…Writer
Nikolai Grinko…Scientist
Natasha Abramova…Martha, Stalker’s daughter

IMDB page :
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079944/

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Popularity: 17% [?]

Plot summary :
This movie reflects the history of Yugoslavia since the beginning of WWII (and similar to all ex-communist countries) to the last horrible events in Balcanian countries. Behind the comedy is hidden the pain of whole generations, which have suffered WWII, The Cold War, the war in Yugoslavia, the communism, the treachery of their own leadership, the fall. The film shows us the reality, as seen by those who feel unlimited love for their country and culture. Marko and Blacky represent the true leaders of country, the soul of nation and not without controversies…

Movie info :
User Rating: 7.9/10
Director: Emir Kusturica
Awards: 4 wins & 5 nominations (Palme d’Or 95)

Cast overview :
Miki Manojlovic…Marko
Lazar Ristovski…Crni
Mirjana Jokovic…Natalija
Slavko Stimac…Ivan
Ernst Stötzner…Franz

IMDB page :
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114787/

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Popularity: 11% [?]