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Boris Milivojevic | ... | Mare | |
Sergej Trifunovic | ... | Pop | |
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Maja Mandzuka | ... | Kata |
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Milica Vujovic | ... | Lola |
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Zoran Cvijanovic | ... | Deda Mraz |
Nebojsa Glogovac | ... | Pandur | |
Nikola Djuricko | ... | Gojko Sisa | |
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Dusan Milasinovic | ... | Milance (as Dusan Milasinovic - Carli) |
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Dule Savic | ... | Self |
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Igor Brakus | ... | Nikada nisam voleo ni mlade ni stare |
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Nada Andjelic | ... | Maretova keva |
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Vesna Trivalic | ... | Glas Popove majke / glas Pandureve keve (voice) |
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Mihailo Zivotic | ... | Lolin otac |
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Nebojsa Stanojev | ... | Mali Gojko |
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Matija Zivkovic | ... | Mali Mare (as Mateja Zivkovic) |
Urban comedy, happening during a night in Belgrade. Mare, Pop and Gojko are three friends who grew up together. Mare and Pop have always been musicians, while Gojko (who was harassed by them in school and nicknamed 'Sissy') became a 'guy in suit', boss of his own club and recording studio. Pop and Mare call on their friend from school days to help them release the record, but all this doesn't go so smoothly. Gojko hasn't forgotten his school days and now he is surrounded by bodyguards. On their way to the club, Mare and Pop meet false Santa Claus, 'cool' cop and of course - girls. Written by Anonymous
There is a reason why so many people in Serbia and the other countries of ex-Yugoslavia watched this film. There is also a reason why i doubt that many people who are not from that region will understand it.
This movie is authentic to the extreme in showing the world it is set in. The language, the situations, character backgrounds make the characters seem like people you could easily meet on the street; if you live in Belgrade that is. If you live somewhere halfway across the world they will probably seem like unrealistic badly-portrait freaks.
The cast is a combination of old and proven actors, young inexperienced ones, and one soccer player. The older part of the cast did it's job to the point of brilliance (Cvijanovic, Djuricko) while the younger part of the cast did so-so. The former "Red Star" striker turned out to be a horrid actor, but fortunately his on-screen time is short. The story, although not particularly developed, is developed enough to carry the jokes, which are good and well paced.
The bottom line is that this movie is entertainment, and not meant to be a deep and preaching film like so many others that have come out of Yugoslavian cinematography in the last decade. It has also managed to skip every mention of war and post-war issues, which (sad as it may sound) is a big refreshment. And it also has an excellent soundtrack (taglined "the first Serbian soundtrack").
The recommendation: If you live in Yugoslavia or thereabout, you've probably seen this movie (if you haven't - go see it). If you live somewhere far away, and left Yugoslavia in the last 6-7 years you might still like it. If you left before that you won't have a damn clue what's going on. You have to know the generations that grew up in the late 80's and the 90's to get this. If you've never been here, you probably won't understand this film, and therefore will probably dislike it.