Tito and Me
| Тито и ја Tito i ja Tito and me | |
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| Directed by | Goran Marković |
| Written by | Goran Marković |
| Produced by | Goran Marković Zoran Masirević Michel Mavros Zoran Tasić |
| Starring | Dimitrije Vojnov Lazar Ristovski Miki Manojlović Anica Dobra Voja Brajović |
| Cinematography | Radoslav Vladić |
| Edited by | Snezana Ivanović |
| Music by | Zoran Simjanović |
| Distributed by | Kino International |
Release date | 1992 |
Running time | 104 min. (United States) 118 min. (Canada) |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Language | Serbian |
Tito and Me (Serbian: Тито и ја, Tito i ja) is a 1992 Yugoslav comedy film by Serbian director Goran Marković. The film was made during one of the most difficult periods in the history of the Balkans. Its quirky humor marked the beginning of the end for the country it celebrates and mercilessly criticises at the same time.
Plot
The movie is set in communist-ruled Yugoslavia during the 1950s. Zoran is a slightly overweight 10-year-old living in an overcrowded home that his parents share with his grandmother, aunt and uncle. In the early communist era of Yugoslavia, many homes were taken away from their owners in the Land Reform programs.
Zoran's family is opposed to Tito's rule, while little Zoran sees Tito as his personal hero. He's learned in school that Tito is the greatest man ever. One day, Zoran writes a composition called "Why I Like the President", which is judged the best of those submitted by Belgrade's schoolchildren. He wins a week's camping trip with other children of families favored by the regime, the trip's highlight being a reception at Tito's palace...
Awards
- Silver Seashell for Best Director: Goran Marković
- Silver Seashell for juvenile acting: Dimitrije Vojnov
Cast
- Ilija Bašić as first agent
- Olja Bećković as Đura's mother
- Voja Brajović as Josip Broz Tito
- Branimir Brstina as Strahinja
- Milutin Dapčević as Kengur
- Bogdan Diklić as uncle
- Anica Dobra as mother
- Ljiljana Dragutinović as aunt
- Nebojša Dugalić as policeman
- Dušan Jakšić as second agent
- Miki Manojlović as father
- Olivera Marković as granny
- Rade Marković as grandpa
- Jelena Mrdak as Ljilja
- Dragan Nikolić as Gane's father
- Uroš Nikolić as Đura
- Lazar Ristovski as Raja
- Goran Smigić as Zoran's colleague
- Milivoje Tomić as custos
- Miodrag Tomović as Tito's adjutant
- Vesna Trivalić as teacher
- Dimitrije Vojnov as Zoran
- Milena Vukosav as Jasna
- Jelena Živković as Svetlana
- Zarko Lausevic as Borko
Production
Scenes depicting Hrvatsko Zagorje were filmed on Fruška Gora, in Serbia, because the War in Croatia already started when the filming took place.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Nježić, Tatjana (16 November 2013). "Goran Marković: Uspeh korumpira, neuspeh čeliči" [Goran Marković: Success Corrupts, Failure Makes You Stronger]. B92. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
External links
- "Тито и ја" [Tito and Me] (in Serbian). RTS. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- Tito i ja at IMDb
