Submission

Nov 24, 2016

0h 24m

★ 0.0

Overview

Three friends are hanging out on the roof in Sarajevo. Their hangout is interrupted by the Yugoslavian time traveler who explains them that they are in danger and need to use the time machine to go back to Yugoslavia and warn people that the future generations messed up. They travel back in time to find themselves not in Yugoslavia, but in Iran. Clash of the cultures is evident, and they are forced to hide their identity. But the more they discover the city, the more they realize it is scarily similar to their own.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Akademija scenskih umjetnosti, Sarajevo

Submission Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Jugoslavenski putnik kroz vrijeme / Yugoslav time traveler

Dino Šarija

Token Arab

Kemal Rizvanović

Jasmin

Dino Bajrović

Maja

Katija Bratković

Nikola

Saša Krmpotić

Burqa girl 1

Iva Šimić Šakoronja

Burqa girl 2

Darja Badnjević

Tough Arab guy

Faris Pinjo

Praying guy 1

Amar Avdić

Praying guy 2

Zlatan Bilić

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