Ghetto - The Secret Life of the City (1996)
• January 1st, 1996 • 1h 11min
Documentary
Overview
Belgrade in the 1990s seen through the eyes of Goran Čavajda 'Čavke', the late drummer of Serbian rock band "Electric Orgasm". Under dictatorship of Slobodan Milošević, his city became one of the worst places to live in Europe, while the country suffered highest inflation rate in its history, accompanied by mass poverty and political isolation. Documentary follows Čavke walking through the Belgrade streets where total chaos and decline of moral values rule. He finds his only shelter underground, where his friends - musicians and artists - live and work invisibly.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Released on: 2017-05-05
Documentary
A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Sch...
Being and Becoming Chua Ek Kay
Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary
The film offers exclusive and intimate insights into how and why the classically trained artist risk...
The Story Won't Die
Released on: 2021-04-29
Documentary
THE STORY WON’T DIE, from Award-winning filmmaker David Henry Gerson, is an inspiring, timely look a...
Serial Killer Culture
Released on: 2014-02-04
History, Documentary, Crime
Serial Killer Culture examines the reasons why artists and collectors are fascinated by serial kille...
David Hockney: Pleasures of the Eye
Released on: 1997-01-01
Documentary
Pleasures of the eye, David Hockney’s work has shown him to be one of the most versatile and influen...
Haida Modern
Released on: 2019-10-01
Documentary
In the 50 years since he carved his first totem pole, Robert Davidson has come to be regarded as one...
Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman
Released on: 2007-03-03
Documentary, History
This documentary brings alive a remarkable artist’s passionate journey through a turbulent century. ...
Echo in the Desert
Released on:
Documentary
In the vastness of the Iranian desert, young artists strive for freedom, community, and the preserva...
Rize
Released on: 2005-01-15
Documentary
A documentary film that highlights two street derived dance styles, Clowning and Krumping, that came...
The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism
Released on: 2017-03-26
Documentary
Taking its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet, the American impressionist movement follo...
I'll be your mirror
Released on: 2021-04-29
Documentary
The artist Johanna Faust is about to leave her children to finally devote herself to her art again. ...
Post New Bills: The Story of Green Patriot Posters
Released on: 2014-01-17
Documentary
A short documentary illustrating how art can influence public perception towards environmental issue...
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide
Released on: 2017-11-29
Documentary
Traces the life and mental illness of New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and her sister's...
Alain Delon, a unique portrait
Released on: 2015-11-02
Documentary, TV Movie
Biography of a star and figure study : This fascinating portrait is for anyone who wants to know mor...
Jesus Christ Saviour
Released on: 2008-05-15
Documentary
Klaus Kinski has perhaps the most ferocious reputation of all screen actors: his volatility was docu...
The Past Is a Grotesque Animal
Released on: 2014-06-15
Documentary, Music
A personal, accessible look at an artist - Kevin Barnes, frontman of the endlessly versatile indie p...
Daidō Moriyama: Stray Dog of Tokyo
Released on: 2001-09-29
Documentary
A documentary that follows the life of photographer Daido Moriyama in the present, which has never b...
David Hockney: The Art of Seeing
Released on: 2012-02-27
Documentary
Andrew Marr interviews David Hockney about his exhibition A Bigger Picture at the Royal Academy, mad...
Bruin Jackson Superstar
Released on: 2024-10-25
Documentary
Bruin has a new mission: to become a superstar, just like his idol Michael Jackson. Although singing...