Tito and Me (1992)
"Tito i ja" (original title)

The story of a ten years old boy who, as most of the children in Yugoslavia of the fifties can hardly imagine his life without the great national leader - marshal Tito. In his school, he ... See full summary »

Director:

Goran Markovic

Writer:

Goran Markovic

Stars:

Dimitrije Vojnov, Lazar Ristovski, Predrag Manojlovic

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dimitrije Vojnov	...	Zoran
Lazar Ristovski	...	Raja
Predrag Manojlovic	...	Otac
Anica Dobra	...	Majka
Olivera Markovic	...	Baka
Bogdan Diklic	...	Teca
Ljiljana Dragutinovic	...	Tetka
Rade Markovic	...	Deda
Vojislav Brajovic	...	Josip Broz Tito (as Voja Brajovic)
Milutin Dapcevic	...	Kengur
Milena Vukosav	...	Jasna
Jelena Mrdak	...	Ljilja
Vesna Trivalic	...	Uciteljica
Dragan Nikolic	...	Ganetov otac
Branimir Brstina	...	Djurin otac

Storyline

The story of a ten years old boy who, as most of the children in Yugoslavia of the fifties can hardly imagine his life without the great national leader - marshal Tito. In his school, he wins the contest for the best Tito's composition. His reward is the participation in "Tito's native land" march. He claims in his work that he loves Tito more than his Dad and Mom, which makes them desperate. He does not understand what is so confusing and weird in his love towards the leader. This march will be a difficult temptation for him. Unaccustomed to nature, walks and independent living, harassed by the teacher, Stalinist, he fails, gets lost in the mountain and his life changes.

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Plot Keywords:

love | yugoslavia | children | teacher | school | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Language:

Serbian

Release Date:

2 March 1992 (Serbia)

Also Known As:

Tito and Me

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avala Film, Magda, Novosad

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Serbia, Year Zero (2001)

User Reviews

Great film...

Goran Markovic, known more for his dramatic work, achieved something that's eluded many great filmmakers - both smart and funny comedy. Based loosely on his own life as a kid growing up in Tito's communist Yugoslavia in the 1950s, the movie centers around 10-year-old Zoran whose inspired poem about Tito written on a spur-of-the-moment-basis as an in-class assignment, earns him a trip with other deserving pupils retracing Tito's "revolutionary trails" in Tito's hometown of Kumrovec.

One gets the feeling that this film was 25 years in the making and that Markovic had this idea all throughout his career but was just waiting for the right political atmosphere to finally make it.

Movie is very heartwarming even though it hints at many unpleasant aspects of the communist regime in Yugoslavia. It doesn't give into the temptation of using this setting to get cheap and obvious laughs or to sprinkle in personal political statements together with the humour. Instead, it deals with everything in a light but intelligent manner, takes time to set up the supporting characters and delivers fabulous entertainment.

Great stuff.