The Parade

Srdjan Dragojević's The Parade takes a comedic look at Serbia through the lens of one group's fight to hold a Gay Pride parade in Belgrade. When a bulldog is shot, an improbable alliance develops between two very different men. We meet Pearl and Limun (Nikola Kojo), a couple about to be married, and Mirko and Radmilo (Miloš Samolov), a couple involved in the Gay Pride parade. Mirko happens to be Pearl's wedding planner and Radmilo, his partner, turns out to be the veterinarian who saved Limun's dog's life. Following a lovers tiff, Limun - who is less than accepting of Gay Pride - makes a deal to protect the participants in the parade in order to win Pearl back. Limun and Radmilo embark on a road trip across Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo as Limun attempts to assemble a fearsome security team for the parade. As they gather Limun's old friends from the war, it becomes clear to all that so-called enemies are often your greatest allies.