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Promise Me This

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A 12-year-old (Marija Petronijevic) tries to save a pretty teenager (Uros Milovanovic) from a gangster and his thugs.

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Robert Koehler Variety 05/29/2007
The likeliest reason this film was included in the Palme d'Or lineup was as a nod during Cannes' 60th birthday to the two-time Palme winner; it only serves to underline how far the helmer of When Father Was Away on Business has sunk. Go to Full Review
James Rocchi Cinematical 05/29/2007
Promise Me This is bold and bright and loud, but it's schizophrenically divided -- too cartoony to take seriously, too violent to just laugh at. Go to Full Review
Boyd van Hoeij european-films.net 05/26/2007
Newcomers and big fans of Kusturica's comedies should book first-row seats (even though Zavet completely misses the emotional resonance or satire of his best films), while returning visitors should opt for the cheap seats. Go to Full Review
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05/10/2014 Très très loin de ses meilleurs films. Craquage sous mélodie de frère Jacques sous amphétamine See more 01/03/2014 Yine bir klasik, izlemesi bir film.. See more 11/24/2013 `too cartoony to take seriously, too violent to just laugh at` See more 08/29/2012 "Zavet" (Завет, "the testament") or English title "Promise Me This" is a bizarre comedy written and directed by the award-winning filmmaker Emir Kusturica. [img]http://bt.eutorrents.me/imagehost/images/zavet.jpg[/img] Set in the picturesque mountain of Zlatibor, the story of an old man named Zivojin Marković (Aleksandar Berček), and his grandson Cane (Uros Milovanović) was touching to a degree... actually the touching part was lost in the very different humour Kusturica serves us this time. I love his movies, and this one deserved to be in Cannes, but I admit that this was probably his weakest film ever. Of course, his weakest is still ahead of the rest. The cartoonish abilities of the main characters were fun to watch and there was a lot of action, and acting of the well known faces from previous Kusturica's movies, was as usual - excellent. You will laugh, and cover your ears from time to time, listening to the combination of the hectic music and automatic weapon shooting, while following a young boy going to a nearby town where he is supposed to meet up with his grandfather's stepbrother, who is dead. The story follows him meeting this man's two grandsons, two good-natured brothers who are nevertheless small-time criminals and experts in demolition... Our hero clicks with these men, and also falls in love with a schoolgirl (Jasna, played by Marija Petronijević), who he wants to marry as part of his testament with his grandfather (the other parts of the testament are to bring back an icon and a souvenir, which he should buy with the money he gets from selling the cow). Girl's mother is in trouble, and the young hero rescues her and her daughter from a criminal called Bajo (Miki Manojlović)... If you love absurd entertainment - this is not a bad one to check out! See more 02/15/2012 Directed by Kusturica! :D. Second part of Crna mačka, beli mačor! It's sick,very sick! :D See more 01/26/2011 a pure ray of sunshine !!!! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A 12-year-old (Marija Petronijevic) tries to save a pretty teenager (Uros Milovanovic) from a gangster and his thugs.
Director
Emir Kusturica
Producer
Emir Kusturica, Maja Kusturica, Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier
Screenwriter
Emir Kusturica, Ranko Bozic
Production Co
Fidélité Productions, Rasta International, France 2 Cinéma
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Serbian
Runtime
2h 7m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)