When the Dead Start Singing (1998)

At the beginning of 1990s, two Croatian emigrants, economically minded Cinco and politically minded Marinko, arrive in Croatia from Germany, homesick for their families and hometowns. In order to get a German pension, Cinco pretends to be dead and travels in a coffin. Soon, Marinko joins him because he is running away from an old agent of the Yugoslav State Security Service. On their trip in a motor hearse, Cinco and Marinko face many adventures, which culminate when they are stopped at Serbian barricades close to their destination.

Released July 29, 1998 99 min None+

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War

Keywords: imdb.neo-screwball-comedy, imdb.turk, imdb.satire-comedy, imdb.coffin, imdb.croatia, imdb.scam, imdb.tragic-event + 27 more, imdb.croatian-war, imdb.politics, imdb.immigrant, imdb.war-ruins, imdb.low-budget-film, imdb.chetnik, imdb.cemetery, imdb.pretending-to-be-dead, imdb.dead-body, imdb.corpse, imdb.journey, imdb.secret-police, imdb.organ-harvesting, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.coffee, imdb.friendship, imdb.friend, imdb.husband-wife-relationship, imdb.death-certificate, imdb.casket, imdb.year-1991, imdb.absurdism, imdb.return-home, imdb.berlin-germany, imdb.bookend-scenes, imdb.satire, imdb.based-on-play