Variola Vera
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This article is about the film. For the disease with the same name, see smallpox.
Variola Vera (Cyrillic: Вариола вера) is a 1982 Yugoslav film directed by Goran Marković.[1]
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Variola Vera | |
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Directed by | Goran Marković |
Written by | Goran Marković Milan Nikolić |
Produced by | Aleksandar Stojanović |
Starring | Rade Šerbedžija, Erland Josephson, Rade Marković |
Music by | Zoran Simjanović |
Distributed by | Art Film 80 |
Release dates | 9 July 1982 (Yugoslavia) 9 September 1982 (IFFR) 11 July 1985 (Hungary) |
Running time | 110 min |
Country | SFR Yugoslavia |
Language | Serbo-Croatian |
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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.[1] Although inspired by the real events, the movie features elements of horror.[2] The title refers to the Variola vera virus which causes smallpox.[1]
The film garnered Marković the first prize for best director and the best screenplay at the 1982 Valencia film festival.[1]
A poll of 30 Yugoslav critics and journalists conducted in the newspaper Oslobođenje named it the Yugoslav Film of the Year for 1982.[3]