| 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 Croatia Film |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian |
Variola Vera (Cyrillic: Вариола вера) is a 1982 Yugoslav film directed by Goran Marković.[1] Due to its subject matter and tone, the film is often described as horror.[2]
The film is a satirical dramatization of the 1972 Yugoslav smallpox outbreak, which was the last outbreak on European territory.[3] It comments on the corruption of medical professionals and government officials.[1]
- ^ a b Goulding, Daniel J. (2002). Liberated Cinema: The Yugoslav Experience, 1945-2001. Indiana University Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-25321-582-6.
- ^ Schneider, Steven Jay (2019). 100 European Horror Films. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-83871-403-1.
- ^ Ferhadbegović, Sabina. "Cultures of History Forum : Past and Present Health Crises: How Yugoslavia Managed the Smallpox Epidemic of 1972". www.cultures-of-history.uni-jena.de. Retrieved 2021-07-06.