How I Was Systematically Destroyed by an Idiot (1983)
"Kako sam sistematski unisten od idiota" (original title)

The film follows a life of a homeless, but very well read, Marxist who is coping with Che's death and wishes to live a life of revolutions and workers' uprisings. He is a hypochondriac, ... See full summary »

Director:

Slobodan Sijan

Writers:

Moma Dimic (novel), Moma Dimic (screenplay),

Stars:

Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic, Svetislav Goncic, Rados Terzic

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic	...	Babi Papuska (as Danilo Stojkovic)
Svetislav Goncic	...	Mladi Babi
Rados Terzic	...	Pravi Babi
Jelisaveta Sablic	...	Rita
Rade Markovic	...	Sinisa
Stevo Zigon	...	Stevo Zigon
Svetozar Cvetkovic	...	Student rukovodilac
Mihailo 'Misa' Janketic	...	Govornik (as Misa Janketic)
Zika Milenkovic	...	Ministar
Desa Muck	...	Marija Tevtonka
Dobrica Jovanovic	...	Boza
Milivoje Tomic	...	Prof. Perovic
Boro Stjepanovic	...	Vlasnik kamp kucice
Petar Kralj	...	Doktor
Milutin Karadzic	...	Milicioner u Igalu

Storyline

The film follows a life of a homeless, but very well read, Marxist who is coping with Che's death and wishes to live a life of revolutions and workers' uprisings. He is a hypochondriac, bitter at the world, and blaming his old capitalist boss for his life's misery.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Yugoslavia

Language:

Serbo-Croatian

Release Date:

5 July 1983 (Yugoslavia)

Also Known As:

How I Was Systematically Destroyed by an Idiot

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofs Lipanjska gibanja (1969)

User Reviews

Fantastic comedy from Sijan

This is a very humorous movie about communism and Marxism, or rather, communists and Marxists. It follows a life of a homeless, but very well read, Marxist who is coping with Che's death and wishes to live a life of revolutions and workers' uprisings. He is a hypochondriac, bitter at the world, and blaming his old capitalist boss for his life's misery.

Sijan gives a funny portray of his world and jokes about many caste of people in Yugoslavia at that time. He is using his famous and recognizable subtle humor, which combined with fine acting and a great overall story, results in a great piece of art.

Characteristic for Sijan's movies, this one also contains some fantastic and quotable one-liners. My favorite by far is: "Ovo nije brada klanja, ovo je brada razocaranja!" (this is not a beard of slaughter, this is a beard of disappointment), referring to the main character's Marxist, and not nationalist nature.