Arquivo

The main characters in the film Super 8 Stories are the musicians from the No Smoking band - among them, Yugoslav film director (and guitarrist) Emir Kusturica (When Father Was Away on Business, Once Upon a Time There was a Country, and others). The band was founded in 1980 by singer Nelle Karajilic and, through rock and roll, endeavored to find the roots of the music of the Balkans. The first record is from 1984, a great success; however on one of their concerts, irony on the part of Nelle at the death of President Tito brought the tour to an end with the records banned from the shops. The band was back in activity in 1986, with guitarrist Emir Kusturica. Super 8 Stories is a road movie among friends that captures all of the atmosphere of the European tour of the group in the year 2000 and the “solo trajectories” of each one of its musicians.