War Live (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, War Live is a comedy, drama and war film directed by Darko Bajić, running about 101 minutes.

What it’s about. Belgrade, 1999. Producer Sergei and his film crew are in a disastrous situation - the film they're making is under threat - there's no money, the crew are dissatisfied - and NATO bombing is just around the corner. Then a member of the State Security Service (Mileta) comes looking for American co-producer Harvey. Anxious and worried, in the midst of the bombing that's begun, Sergei hides Harvey from what he thinks is awaiting him - arrest. During the night, he thinks up a plan. He announces the start of filming on a new, patriotic film - in which the main role will be played by Harvey. The plan works - the State supports the film and Mileta, as the State's representative, joins the crew. However, the underlying conflict between Mileta and Sergei explodes during the first screening. Mileta accuses them of being artists, and not being patriots.

Who’s in it. War Live stars Dragan Bjelogrlić as Sergej, Srđan Todorović as Dule, Aleksandar Berček as Mileta and Dubravka Mijatović as Ivana, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, War Live has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch War Live page.

If you liked it. Fans of War Live tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.