Bastards of Utopia

Bastards of Utopia (2010)

March 2nd, 20100h 55min

Documentary, Drama
70%

Overview

Three Croatian activists struggle to change the world. As children, they lived through the violent collapse of Yugoslavia. But now, amid the aftershocks of socialism's failure, they fight in their own way for a new leftism. In the middle of the struggle, a skeptical American is won over by their cause and even goes to jail with them. The activists, whether clashing with police or squatting in an old factory, risk everything to live their politics. But as the setbacks mount, will they give up the fight? The film, shot during years of fieldwork with a Croatian anarchist collective, applies EnMasseFilm's unique blend of observation, direct participation and critical reflection to this misunderstood political movement. Its portrayal of activism is both empathetic and unflinching -- an engaged, elegant meditation on the struggle to re-imagine leftist politics and the power of a country's youth.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Here Is Your Life

Here Is Your Life


Released on: 1966-12-26
Drama, History

A working class teenager comes of age in 1910s rural Sweden, moving through a series of jobs and rom...

Ward Six

Ward Six


Released on: 1978-01-01
Drama

A doctor from provincial town in Tsardom of Russia meets his former student in Ward 6, where the sto...

The Soldier

The Soldier


Released on: 1966-01-01
Drama, War

A story of a boy, forced to grow mature before his time and to die too early because of the cruel wa...

Fine Dead Girls

Fine Dead Girls


Released on: 2002-07-24
Thriller, Drama

Iva and Marija, a young lesbian couple, rent an apartment in Zagreb, in a building that seems to pro...

Indian Rights for Indian Women

Indian Rights for Indian Women


Released on: 2018-09-25
Documentary, History

Three intrepid women battle for Indigenous women's treaty rights.

Eles Não Usam Black-Tie

Eles Não Usam Black-Tie


Released on: 2018-07-31
Drama

LaDonna Harris: Indian 101

LaDonna Harris: Indian 101


Released on: 2014-03-29
Documentary

A documentary film about Comanche activist LaDonna Harris, who led an extensive life of Native polit...

How the Monuments Came Down

How the Monuments Came Down


Released on: 2021-06-10
Documentary

How the Monuments Came Down is a timely and searing look at the history of white supremacy and Black...

Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11


Released on: 2004-06-25
Documentary

Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push...

Good Bye, Lenin!

Good Bye, Lenin!


Released on: 2003-02-13
Comedy, Drama

Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep...

Together

Together


Released on: 2000-08-25
Drama, Comedy, Romance

Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, Göran. The...

The Spectre of Marxism

The Spectre of Marxism


Released on: 1983-10-15
History, Documentary

The impact of Marx on the 20th century has been all-pervasive and world-wide. This program looks at ...

Meeting Snowden

Meeting Snowden


Released on: 2017-04-19
Documentary

Moscow, Russia, December 2016. Edward Snowden, Larry Lessig and Birgitta Jónsdóttir meet for the fir...

Huey P. Newton: Prelude to Revolution

Huey P. Newton: Prelude to Revolution


Released on: 1971-01-01
Documentary

Hear the inside story of Huey Newton and the Black Panthers with this documentary that examines thei...

Rok stalinské epochy

Rok stalinské epochy


Released on: 1951-10-26
Documentary

Working for the Enemy

Working for the Enemy


Released on: 1997-06-16
Documentary

Sean McAllister's bleak, extraordinarily intimate film offers an insight into the lives of 35 year o...

Lovers

Lovers


Released on: 1999-12-08
Drama

A French woman falls in love with a Yugoslavian man, not realizing that he is an illegal immigrant.

The Architects

The Architects


Released on: 1990-06-22
Drama

The architect Daniel Brenner is in his late thirties when he receives his first challenging and lucr...

Flower Power Ost - Die Blumenkinder des Sozialismus

Flower Power Ost - Die Blumenkinder des Sozialismus


Released on:
Documentary

There was also flower power under socialism. From the late 1960s to the late 1980s, hippies from Eas...

Brasil, Vermelho-Amarelo

Brasil, Vermelho-Amarelo


Released on: 2022-11-30
Drama, Thriller