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Synopsis: The cold war, the space race, and NASA's moon landing are iconic events that defined an era. They are also fodder for conspiracy theories. In Houston, We Have a Problem! filmmaker Ziga Virc explores the myth of a secret multi-billion-dollar deal involving America's purchase of Yugoslavia's space program in the early 1960s. This masterfully crafted feature-length docu-fiction is an intriguing blend of reality and fiction that recreates recent history through the prism of conspiracy theories. It invites the audience to make up its own mind about what is invented and what is real. In between the blurred lines of reality and fiction, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek asks the billion-dollar question: 'What is truth?' Using a wealth of archive footage, the film brings together all the strands of the myth through an eyewitness account from Ivan, a senior space engineer in the controversial Yugoslav space program. After WW2, Yugoslav intelligence reveals the existence of long-lost space tech
Director(s): Ziga Virc
  3 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Year:
2016
88 min
219 Views


which were sent to him by his

friend Castro directly from Cuba.

The dynamic of constant work and occupation

leaves me with no time to grow old.

I'm not afraid of anything.

Tito got scared and started

thinking how to return the money.

Such a high sum was obviously unavailable,

so alternative solutions were considered.

Expert analyses showed debt

could be paid off by exporting cars.

The leading men of Zastava from

Kragujevac were very surprised when

Tito proposed a production

of a luxurious, modern automobile.

Engineers there were given the task

of materializing his idea.

Yugoslavia and USA have been successfully

cooperating for a number of years.

I'm convinced our partnership

will only grow stronger

to our mutual satisfaction.

Thank you.

Mister ... -Wait for us to drink

and then translate.

Couple of years later, we

accompanied Tito to Zastava,

where he was given keys

of the newly produced car.

The situation was

rather excruciating.

Tito immediately gave keys to assistant,

saying this car wasn't suited for him.

He was visibly disappointed.

They evidently made a mistake

of not updating Tito on

the development of their car.

Yugo offers the best value

for a very low price.

May our Yugo have

safe and calm journey.

Goodbye and good luck in America!

With a new constitution, we are entering

a new phase of our struggle for socialism.

We learned about this plan.

It was about the so

called destabilization,

based on a known doctrine

of low intensity conflict.

Until the institution of national

security doesn't change,

it's pointless to talk about the transition

to a normal, democratic society.

We mustn't forget this

institution is here and working.

I remember your iek very well.

He was under the control

of our National Security Service.

Because of his advocacy for very

radical, philosophical ideas

Yugoslav People's Army

considered him a bigger threat

than an Ustashe, Chetnik or

Slovene Home Guard terrorist.

Until relations between Yugoslav People's

Army and politics aren't solved

it is cynical to talk about

a transition into modern country.

Maybe I don't feel as well

as I used to

and I'm not doing what

is expected from me.

I fear the day

when expectations will

dwarf my abilities.

I was returning to Belgrade

from Ljubljana that day.

When we arrived,

we took a taxi.

We were wondering why our

taxi driver was so quiet.

He had tears in his eyes.

We didn't ask him what happened

because we already knew it.

This was just a confirmation

that it really happened.

Why aren't you here

Why aren't you here

When on the young field-flowers

Speechless midnight strings the pearls

Desire flies through my chest

Why aren't you here,

Why aren't you here

Why aren't you here

When a dream gave me tranquility

And the soul is preparing for peace

My love is starting a song,

Why aren't you here

Why aren't you here

My love is starting a song,

Why aren't you here

Why aren't you here

It suddenly appeared to me that

not only my career, but also

my whole life became worthless.

Everything we fought,

worked and sacrificed for

practically disappeared.

When in 1991 I realized

that everything was falling apart

and whole country

was dissolving

I tried to return.

I flew to London,

but the flight to Zagreb

was canceled at the last moment.

I couldn't get to Zagreb because of

the attack by Yugoslav Army.

I had to return to

where I came from.

I'm glad we finally found

each other. -Me too.

Are you alive? Go!

-Run!

That's Jovanka's grave.

-Where? -Over there.

Shall we go? -Okay.

Let's go, dad.

Are you hungry, thirsty?

Let's go somewhere ...

-Tito can go to hell.

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