Balkan Rules

Apr 9, 1997

1h 56m

★ 5.6

Overview

Movie about secret relations between Yugoslavian, Serbian and Croatian secret police during last 50 years. Here in Balkans truth and lies are so much mixed and it lasts so long that no one knows the difference. That is why this fictitious story looks so true.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Magična linija

RTS

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Cast

Prašnjavi

Branislav Lečić

Matori

Lazar Ristovski

Medena

Ana Sofrenović

Baja

Aleksandar Berček

Šef

Velimir Živojinović

Marija

Angela Gerekou

Sajdžija

Danilo 'Bata' Stojković

Pukovnik

Slobodan Ćustić

Boža

Dragan Bjelogrlić

Ministar

Nikola Kojo

Prašnjavi kao klinac

Dušan Laušević

Ćerka prašnjavog

Darja Bajić Božović

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