So Hot Was the Cannon (2014)
A grenade fired from a nearby hill kills the parents of a ten year old boy during the siege of Sarajevo in 1992. The Boy looses his ability to speak. A lady neighbor adopts and takes care of him. The Boy is thrown out from his destroyed apartment and begins to prowl around the city with a schoolmate. Too early and too soon, he goes through the process of growing up. He learns the meanings of such words as force, death, sex. He learns how to achieve. He learns about the values. He learns what matters the most. The Lady neighbor that takes care of him tries to shelter him and protect him. Unsuccessfully. The Boy rides to fall. Death and suffering become more frequent, and more severe. When the Lady neighbor's teenage son is killed by a sniper as a collateral damage, she then rejects the Boy. The Boy escapes the siege, and shoots from a cannon at the city.Fifteen years later, the Boy - now twenty five - and the Lady neighbor meet again. They are united in pain and suffering.
Cast
- Stanislav Ručnov - Boy
- Anita Mančić - Hatidža
- Muhamed Dupovac - Amer
- Nikola Đuričko - Ahmo
- Slavko Štimac - Nikola
- Mira Banjac - Sena
- Ivica Vidović - Vlaja
- Gordana Gadžić - Štefica
- Mugdim Avdagić - Hasan
- Kenan Musić - Dino
Screenplay
- Aleš Kurt
- Slobodan Skerlić
- Slobodan Skerlić (Scenario Writer)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is So Hot Was the Cannon about?
- A grenade fired from a nearby hill kills the parents of a ten year old boy during the siege of Sarajevo in 1992. The Boy looses his ability to speak. A lady neighbor adopts and takes care of him. The Boy is thrown out from his destroyed apartment and begins to prowl around the city with a schoolmate. Too early and too soon, he goes through the process of growing up. He learns the meanings of such words as force, death, sex. He learns how to achieve. He learns about the values. He learns what matters the most. The Lady neighbor that takes care of him tries to shelter him and protect him. Unsuccessfully. The Boy rides to fall. Death and suffering become more frequent, and more severe. When the Lady neighbor's teenage son is killed by a sniper as a collateral damage, she then rejects the Boy. The Boy escapes the siege, and shoots from a cannon at the city.Fifteen years later, the Boy - now twenty five - and the Lady neighbor meet again. They are united in pain and suffering.
- Who directed So Hot Was the Cannon?
- So Hot Was the Cannon was directed by Slobodan Skerlić.
- Who stars in So Hot Was the Cannon?
- So Hot Was the Cannon stars Stanislav Ručnov, Anita Mančić, Muhamed Dupovac, Nikola Đuričko, Slavko Štimac, Mira Banjac.
- How long is So Hot Was the Cannon?
- So Hot Was the Cannon has a runtime of 1h 59m (119 minutes).
- What genre is So Hot Was the Cannon?
- So Hot Was the Cannon is a War, Drama film.
- Where was So Hot Was the Cannon produced?
- So Hot Was the Cannon was produced in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.