The Falcon (film)

The Falcon
The Falcon
Directed by	Vatroslav Mimica
Written by	Aleksandar Petrović (screenplay),; Vatroslav Mimica (screenplay)
Produced by	Rüdiger von Hirschberg
Music by	Alfi Kabiljo
Distributed by	Soundfilm München (1982)
Release date	30 March 1983 (West Germany);
Countries	Yugoslavia, Germany
Language	Serbo-Croatian

Banović Strahinja (Serbian Cyrillic: Бановић Страхиња, released internationally as The Falcon) is a 1981 Yugoslavian-German adventure film written and directed by Vatroslav Mimica based on Strahinja Banović, a hero of Serbian epic poetry.^[1] It entered the section "Officina Veneziana" at the 38th Venice International Film Festival.^[2]

Plot

During the late 14th century Serbia becomes the target of the Ottoman Empire. The year is 1388 and Turkish bandits freely roam throughout southern Serbia. While the majority of Serbian knights is concentrated around the city of Kruševac, capital of Serbia at the time, the southern borders are partially left undefended. It is not until the following year of 1389 when it will come to a total clash of two armies.

While the respected Serbian noble Strahinja Banović is out hunting, a Turkish renegade gang burns his castle, kills all of his servants, and takes the young wife of Banović Strahinja. Strahinja begins a long quest to rescue his wife despite everybody else's doubts in her fidelity. Strahinja gathers a posse of scoundrels and goes after the bandits. In the meantime, the Turkish bandit Alija tries to seduce Strahinja's wife Anđa, but she refuses him. However, over a period of time she begins to weaken.