Serbian Culture

косовски бој // the battle of kosovo (1989)

this film tells the story of what is thought to be one of the most significant events in the entire history of serbs. the battle of kosovo took place on the 28th of june 1389, on saint vitus' day, between an army led by an serbian prince lazar hrebeljanović and an invading army of the ottoman empire under the command of murat I hüdavendigâr. both the former and the latter lost their lives in this battle. the loss was heavy for both sides.

there are innumerable serbian folk songs and epics about this event. some of the lines that appear in the film are verses taken from these folk songs.