Nikoletina Bursać
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nikoletina Bursać is a 1964 Yugoslavian film directed by Branko Bauer. It is based on a famous novel by the Bosnian Serb writer Branko Ćopić.[1] Both the novel and the film describe the adventures of a Yugoslav Partisan machine-gunner Nikola "Nikoletina" Bursać, a tough man with a noble and gentle heart.[2]
Plot
Nikoletina Bursac, a national hero, has a fictitious dialogue with the statue of her late son. We follow Nikoletina's life and wartime events, such as his joining the partisans alongside his neighbor Jovica Jez, meeting Erna, a young Jewish girl who survived the massacre of her village, their frequent arguments and camaraderie with commander Pirgo and commissar Zlatko, their encounter with Curetak, and their failed romantic relationship.
