Plastic Jesus (1971)

overview : Tom is a young guy from Zagreb, completely without money, trying to make films in Belgrade. He somehow manages to survive with a help of women. He doesn't believe in anybody, respects no one and is in constant conflict with the ruling system and order. After being left by a silly American girl, Tom binds with a woman whose husband is abroad. When she kicks him out, he moves in with her husband's sister, who later kills him in the attack of jealousy. All this is shown in the context of major historical events prior to 1968. with lots of archive footage of world leaders.

Release Date : Jan 01, 1971

Runtime : 1h 13m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : Centar film

Countries : Yugoslavia

Keywords : fascism, collage, avant-garde, communism, totalitarianism, street performer