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“Yugo Goes to America” arrives before Serbian audiences
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“Yugo Goes to America” arrives before Serbian audiences

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

In-depth Official statement New plan
  • “Yugo Goes to America,” a feature documentary by Filip Grujić and Aleksa Borković, opens across Serbia on September 3.
  • The film follows Serbian millennials traveling through the United States in the iconic Yugoslav-made Yugo and will also screen in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia.
  • It won the audience award at Beldocs and a special mention in its teen selection.

“Yugo Goes to America” is beginning its most important journey, according to its filmmakers: a cinema release before audiences in Serbia. The documentary opens nationwide on September 3, with its first special screening in Kragujevac, the city where the Yugo was produced.

The Kragujevac screening will take place at Cineplexx at 8 p.m. and will be attended by director Filip Grujić. A special screening in Novi Sad follows on September 5 at 8 p.m. at Arena Cineplex. The film will also be shown in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia during September.

The documentary follows a group of Serbian millennials on a journey through the United States in a Yugo, the once-mocked Yugoslav car often described as “the worst in history.” Its world premiere took place at the CPH documentary film festival in Copenhagen, and it later won the audience award at Beldocs, along with a special mention in the festival’s teen selection.

Traveling is exciting, but the goal of every journey is to come home. With the Yugo, we went through so much, and it took us to places we could never have imagined reaching. Without it, we probably would never have been there. That is why we are thrilled to share our adventure and our search with audiences at home.

— Filip Grujić and Aleksa BorkovićThe directors discussed the film’s Serbian theatrical release and its journey in a Yugo through the United States.

After festival screenings across the region during the summer, the film is now heading to Serbian cinemas. The directors said, “Traveling is exciting, but the goal of every journey is to come home. With the Yugo, we went through so much, and it took us to places we could never have imagined reaching. Without it, we probably would never have been there. That is why we are thrilled to share our adventure and our search with audiences at home.”

Art Vista is handling the Serbian distribution. The film’s poster carries a recommendation from American documentary filmmaker John Wilson, who called it “A great film. A fun ride. Like a game of musical chairs, you never know what will happen next.”

A great film. A fun ride. Like a game of musical chairs, you never know what will happen next.

— John WilsonThe American documentary filmmaker recommended the film on its official poster.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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