Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
1981 · Movie · 107 min · ★ 7.4 · 85% critics
In 1960s Sarajevo, a teenager tries to find his place while living with a kind but ill father and feeling the pull of petty crime. When he’s asked to hide a young sex worker, his first love and growing responsibilities collide in unexpected ways.
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Details
- Original title
- Sjećaš li se, Dolly Bell?
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-04-10
- Language
- SH
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (88 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tender, melancholic coming-of-age story with first love and moral gray areas, in the vein of When Father Was Away on Business; Not for you if you need fast pacing or constant thrills.
Pros: poetic coming-of-age; gentle melancholic tone; first-love emotions | Cons: slow, observational pace; occasional whimsical fantasy; low on action
Themes
- pimp
- coming of age
- gang rape
- boy band
- 1960s
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1982 · nominated
Cast & crew
Slavko Štimac
as Dino
Slobodan Aligrudić
as Father
Ljiljana Blagojević
as Dolly Bell
Mira Banjac
as Mother
Pavle Vuisić
as Uncle
- NP
Nada Pani
as Aunt
Boro Stjepanović
as Cvikeraš
- ŽR
Živko 'Žika' Ristić
as Čiča
- MZ
Mirsad Zulić
as Braco Šintor
- JĆ
Jasmin Ćelo
as Rasim Top
Directed by Emir Kusturica