Three (Serbo-Croatian: Tri, Serbian Cyrillic: Три) is a 1965 Yugoslav film directed by Aleksandar Petrović. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards. The script, written by Petrović, is based on the motifs of the short story collection "Fern and Fire" by Antonije Isaković. The film belongs to the Yugoslav Black Wave movement.

Plot

In April 1941, the Third Reich invaded the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The protagonist, Miloš, faces death on three separate occasions - at the beginning, during, and at the end of the Second World War. The first story takes place at a train station where, after the outbreak of the April War, mobilized members of the royal army gather and declare a photographer with a speech impediment a German spy and subsequently shoot him. The second story shows Miloš, who joined the partisans, fleeing through a swamp while being pursued by German soldiers. While hiding, Miloš meets a young man who sacrifices himself for him, allowing Miloš to escape. The third story takes place shortly after the liberation of Yugoslavia. Miloš, now an OZNA officer, must decide whether a group of German collaborators, including a girl he likes, will be shot.