Three (1965 film)

In April 1941, the Third Reich invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The protagonist, Miloš, witnesses violent death on three separate occasions - at the beginning, during, and at the end of the Second World War. The first story takes place at a train station where, after the outbreak of the April War, mobilized members of the royal army gather and declare a photographer without identity papers and with a speech impediment a German spy and execute him. The second story shows Miloš, who joined the partisans, pursued by German soldiers. He meets a fellow partisan who, after they flee together through a swamp, sacrifices himself for him, allowing Miloš to escape. The third story takes place shortly after liberation. Miloš, now an OZNA officer, must decide whether a group of German collaborators, including a girl he is attracted to, will be shot. ==Cast==

• Bata Živojinović as Miloš Bojanić • Slobodan Perović as accused photographer • Senka Veletanlić as girl • Voja Mirić as partisan • Dragomir Gidra Bojanić as police constable • Mića Tomić as instigator • Branislav Jerinić as commander • Nikola Kole Angelovski as recruit • Milan Jelić as recruit waiting for train • Mirjana Kodžić as woman waiting for train • Vesna Krajina as Vera • Zlatibor Stoimirov as lieutenant • Gizela Vuković as woman with headscarf • Ali Raner as young man • Stole Aranđelović • Laza Jovanović • Rajko Savelić ==Themes==

The theme of the film is death from the perspective of one man, in three forms: as witness of it, as a victim of it, and as an executor. == Reception ==

A review from the New York Times from 1967 after the film's nomination for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards reads: == Accolades ==

Awards ==== Pula Film Festival (1965) ==== • Golden Arena for Best Actor (Bata Živojinović) • Golden Arena for Best Director (Aleksandar Petrović) Palenka award at the Acapulco Film Festival Crystal Globe for best film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1966 Festivals Poretta Terme International Film Festival (1966) New York Film Festival (1966) == Legacy ==

The Yugoslav Film Archive, in accordance with its authorities based on the Law on Cultural Heritage, declared one hundred Serbian feature films (1911-1999) as cultural heritage of great importance on December 28, 2016. Three is also on that list. Three was the first Yugoslav movie released in the United States (in 1966). Aleksandar Petrović's films Three and I Even Met Happy Gypsies provided the world an introduction to Yugoslav cinema. ==See also==