We Are Not Angels

We Are Not Angels
Ми нисмо анђели
Mi nismo anđeli
We Are Not Angels

DVD cover
Directed by Srđan Dragojević
Produced by Gojko Kastratović
Ranko Petrič
Written by Srđan Dragojević
Starring Nikola Kojo
Uroš Đurić
Srđan Todorović
Milena Pavlović
Zoran Cvijanović
Branka Katić
Vesna Trivalić
Music by Aleksandar Eraković
Cinematography Dušan Joksimović
Editing by Branka Čeperac
Release date(s) 1992
Running time 98 min
Language Serbian

We Are Not Angels (Serbian: Ми нисмо анђели, Mi nismo anđeli) is a 1992 Yugoslav comedy directed by Srđan Dragojević that became one of the most popular films of the 1990s in the region of the former Yugoslavia.

The plot revolves around Angel (played by Uroš Đurić) and Devil (Srđan Todorović) fighting for the soul of Belgrade playboy Nikola (Nikola Kojo) who is unaware that he impregnated a high school student named Marina (Milena Pavlović) during a drunken one-night stand.

The film was lauded by critics for its inventive direction, tight editing, urban humour and its large number of pop culture references.

Its commercial success and later cult status, however, could be at least partially attributed to specific circumstances at the time of the film's premiere. Namely, before the film reached theatres, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was put under UN sanctions, thus depriving local theatres of Hollywood blockbusters. Many Serbian films filled that void and had great commercial success, including We Are Not Angels.

When the film began shooting, Yugoslavia only just began to disintegrate, so the film refers to certain locations in newly independent and war-torn Croatia as tourist destinations. The war itself is, however, referred to in a brief but darkly comical scene.

The popularity of We Are Not Angels expanded beyond Serbian borders. In Croatia, the film turned into a huge underground attraction and gradually became part of the popular culture, most notably through various slang words that became part of urban vocabulary.

Contents

Characters

  • Nikola Milojević (Nikola Kojo) is a Belgrade playboy who has slept with almost every girl in town. He is a 20-year old literature student, and lives with his friend Marta. He has one problem: due to his regular morning hangovers he can never remember the girl he slept with the night before. Marina's pregnancy makes Nikola insecure and frightened, but he finally falls in love with Marina. They get a baby girl, named Sofija.
  • Marina (Milena Pavlović) is an 18-year old honor student. Nikola is the first guy she's slept with, but she gets pregnant. She decides to keep the baby, and falls in love with Nikola, wanting him all for herself. Her friend Buba has many plans of how to do it, and Marina's not always all right with her plans but still carries through with them. At the end of the movie, Marina gives a birth to a beautiful baby girl, Sofija.
  • Ljubinka Buba Prodanović (Branka Katić) is Marina's best friend, an 18-year old pupil of the High School of Beauty Care. She is the world's biggest fan of Barbara Sidney (a fictional author), and also the author of the book The most famous playboys of Belgrade. Buba tries to get Marina and Nikola together, basing her plans on Barbara Sidney's novels. She is helped by Raca, who she constantly spurns until the end of the movie.
  • Devil (Srđan Todorović) and Angel (Uroš Đurić) - the two act like enemies, but in fact they are best friends. They're playing a game - if Nikola falls in love with Marina and takes care of their baby, Angel wins in the game. If Nikola refuses to take the responsibility, Devil wins. They both have their tricks, but, in the end, Angel wins. But, Angel says that it's just a game, and he's not acting like he's won.

The Sequels

See:

  • We Are Not Angels 2
  • We Are Not Angels 3: Rockenroll Strikes Back

Two sequels, We Are Not Angels 2 (2005) and We Are Not Angels 3: Rockenroll Strikes Back (2006) were filmed and released in 2005 and 2006.

Trivia

  • In 1996, the members of the Yugoslavian Board of the Academy of Film Art and Science (AFUN) voted this film the ninth best Serbian movie in the 1947-1995 period.
  • The sequel We Are Not Angels 2 made Mirka Vasiljević a very popular young actress in Serbia and teen idol.

See also

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