Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Bajram Severdzan | ... | Matko Destanov | |
Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic | ... | Dadan Karambolo (as Srdan Todorovic) | |
Branka Katic | ... | Ida | |
Florijan Ajdini | ... | Zare Destanov | |
Ljubica Adzovic | ... | Sujka | |
Zabit Memedov | ... | Zarije Destanov | |
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Sabri Sulejmani | ... | Grga Pitic |
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Jasar Destani | ... | Grga Veliki |
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Stojan Sotirov | ... | Customs Officer |
Predrag Lakovic | ... | Priest (as Predrag-Pepi Lakovic) | |
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic | ... | Priest (as Predrag-Miki Manojlovic) | |
Salija Ibraimova | ... | Ladybird | |
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Zdena Hurtocakova | ... | Black Obelisk |
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Adnan Bekir | ... | Grga Mali |
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Irfan Jagli | ... | Bodyguard |
Matko is a small time hustler, living by the river Danube with his 17 year old son Zare. After a failed business deal he owes money to the much more successful gangster Dadan. Dadan has a sister, Afrodita, that he desperately wants to see get married so they strike a deal: Zare is to marry her. But none of the two care much for an arranged marriage: Zare is in love with Ida, Afrodita is waiting for the man of her dreams. Written by Mattias Thuresson
This is a gangster film with lively, exaggerated characters, excentric men and resolute women, a weird plot and many visual gags. Kusturica shows the gypsies' life-style again in his last movie, with less depth and power than in Underground`, but with more ribald humour. Ugly and not too intelligent people (without exception!) chase and kill each other and their animals through a nice-looking landscape in the Balcans, listening to modern but also traditional gypsy music; loud, sometimes too loud, but original and in love with life. It's refreshing to see a convincing gangster movie without people in black suits and sun-glasses.