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Ozren is a small boy of Croatian descent who lives in Vienna with his mother, Silvija in the mid-1980s. As a single parent she emigrated to Vienna from the former Yugoslavia in the hope of a better life. Like any child, he very much looks up to his mother. She is a waitress and when she goes out to work at night, his aunt, Ljiljana comes to take care of him. Then we see him back in elementary school, where he is called as whore’s boy. Although he does not understand the meaning of the swear word, he is intrigued by it: his mother works as a waitress, right?Read More »
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic
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Michael Sturminger – Hurensohn AKA The Whore’s Son (2004)
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Emir Kusturica – Otac na sluzbenom putu AKA When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
Emir Kusturica1981-1990DramaYugoslaviaTito’s break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison. The story is told from the perspective of Malik, his young son who believes the mother’s story about father being “away on business”.Read More »
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Aleksandar Djordjevic – Otpisani AKA Written Off (1974)
1971-1980Aleksandar DjordjevicWarYugoslaviaYugoslavian Cinema under TitoCareless lives of few Belgrade youths are shattered when the Nazis occupy their town in 1941. Soon they join the resistance movement, and their activities bring their names to Gestapo’s termination list. This movie inspired the series that would get cult status in former Yugoslavia.Read More »