Variola Vera

Variola Vera (Cyrillic: Вариола вера) is a 1982 Yugoslav film directed by Goran Marković.

This article is about the film. For the disease with the same name, see smallpox.
Variola Vera
Directed byGoran Marković
Written byGoran Marković
Milan Nikolić
Produced byAleksandar Stojanović
StarringRade Šerbedžija,
Erland Josephson,
Rade Marković
Music byZoran Simjanović
Distributed byArt Film 80
Release dates
9 July 1982 (Yugoslavia)
9 September 1982 (IFFR)
11 July 1985 (Hungary)
Running time
110 min
CountrySFR Yugoslavia
LanguageSerbo-Croatian

The subject of the film is based on the 1972 Yugoslav smallpox outbreak. It is a satire of the corruption of the medical and public health field. Although inspired by the real events, the movie features elements of horror. The title refers to the Variola vera virus which causes smallpox.

The film garnered Marković the first prize for best director and the best screenplay at the 1982 Valencia film festival.

A poll of 30 Yugoslav critics and journalists conducted in the newspaper Oslobođenje named it the Yugoslav Film of the Year for 1982.

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