Charuga (film)

Charuga (Croatian: Čaruga) is a 1991 Yugoslav film directed by Rajko Grlić. Based on the novel by Ivan Kušan, it tells a true story about legendary Slavonian bandit Jovo Stanisavljević Čaruga.

Charuga
Croatian	Čaruga
Directed by	Rajko Grlić
Written by	Rajko Grlić
Based on	Čaruga by Ivan Kušan
Produced by	Vesna Mort Mladen Koceić
Starring	Ivo Gregurević Davor Janjić Branislav Lečić
Cinematography	Slobodan Trninić
Edited by	Andrija Zafranović
Music by	Goran Bregović
Distributed by	Facets Multimedia Distribution (video)
Release date	11 April 1991 (1991-04-11)
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	Yugoslavia (coproduction of Croatia and Slovenia)
Languages	Croatian Serbian
Budget	$1 million[1]

During its premiere, Charuga was described as "the last Yugoslav film", because its theatrical run coincided with the process of the Yugoslav break-up and escalation of conflict into the Croatian War of Independence.

Others saw film as an allegoric portrayal of the rise and fall of Communism,^[2] because the film's protagonist (played by Ivo Gregurević) used Communism as a pretext to get rich and enjoy luxurious lifestyle.