CrazyExpat Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Gays and soldiers usually don’t mix in the conservative Balkans. Neither do former foes from the region’s ethnic wars. Yet a tale about a Serbian wartime fighter who recruits enemy veterans to protect a gay pride event has become an unlikely movie sensation. "The Parade," a black comedy made by a Serbian director, has been the biggest box office hit in the former Yugoslavia in years, even as it challenges both the region’s ethnic divide and its deeply rooted homophobia. The movie has drawn more than half a million people since its release in October. It has been equally acclaimed in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia - something no local film has managed since the 1990s wars between the ex-Yugoslav republics. "The whole region is united for the first time in liking this film," director Srdjan Dragojevic said in an interview. Read More: http://www.edgeboston.com/entertainment/culture//131194/gay-themed_movie_overcomes_balkan_divide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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