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 an extremely quirky film, riddled with crazy caricatures of East European mafiosi and small time crooks. It sports some of the most imaginative characters I have ever seen on a screen (a woman who pulls nails with her buttocks?) and some of the most bizarre scenes.And yet the film is beautifully balanced, never falling into outright lunacy or losing the plot.
The scenes are at times almost nostalgic, a throwback to some simpler time when you could just have fun, no holds barred. And that is exactly what this film does for me - I have not had as much fun in ages. You will leave the theater with a feel-good factor 10 and thank out loud the people who created this gem.
Kusturica is a phenomenon.