( The State of the Dead ), released in 2002, is a poignant Yugoslav drama directed by Živojin Pavlović and completed by Dinko Tucaković after Pavlović's death. The film serves as a tragic "last salute" to a crumbling Yugoslavia. Storyline and Themes
Radko Polič portrays the conflicted Janez Kranjc. Drzava mrtvih (2002)
Set against the backdrop of the early 1990s Yugoslav break-up, the film follows , a Slovenian officer in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). Despite his heritage, Janez remains fiercely loyal to the Yugoslav ideal even as Slovenia declares independence. ( The State of the Dead ), released
Janez rejects a promotion in the new Slovenian army to stay with the JNA, a decision that forces his family—including his Macedonian wife—to move to Belgrade as refugees. released in 2002