Variola Vera (1982)
1h 44m
Running Time
July 9, 1982Release Date
Plot.
An Albanian pilgrim, infected with an unknown disease, is on his way back to Belgrade from the Middle East. When doctors realize that it is a disease that has been considered eradicated, it is already too late - variola vera begins to languish and the hospital is quarantined.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Rade Šerbedžija
Dr. Grujic
Erland Josephson
Dr. Dragutin Kenigsmark
Dušica Žegarac
Dr. Markovic
Varja Đukić
Dr. Danka Uskokovic
Rade Marković
Cole
Goran Marković
Director
Vladislava Milosavljević
Slavica
Milan Nikolić
Writer
Peter Carsten
UN Epidemiologist
Aleksandar Berček
Jovanović
Zoran Simjanović
Composer
Radmila Živković
Zaga
Radoslav Vladić
Cinematographer
Semka Sokolović-Bertok
Dr. Ćirić
Bogdan Diklić
Duško
Vuksan Lukovac
Editor
Ratko Tankosić
Bora
Velimir Životić
Secretary of Health
Milo Miranović
Ložač Mile
Džemail Maksut
Halil Redžepi
Katica Želi
Servant
Bogosava Nikšić-Bijelić
Telephonist
Živojin Bradić
Bookseller
Slobodan Aligrudić
Drug Vlada
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 9, 1982
Original NameВариола вера
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Genres
Wiki.
Variola Vera (Cyrillic: Вариола вера) is a 1982 Yugoslav film directed by Goran Marković.The subject of the film is based on the 1972 Yugoslav smallpox outbreak. It is a satire of the corruption of the medical and public health field. Although inspired by the real events, the movie features elements of horror. The title refers to the Variola vera virus which causes smallpox.The film garnered Marković the first prize for best director and the best screenplay at the 1982 Valencia film festival.A poll of 30 Yugoslav critics and journalists conducted in the newspaper Oslobođenje named it the Yugoslav Film of the Year for 1982.