Bogdan Diklic, Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic, Pavle Vujisic

The story is set between the two World wars. The Topalovic family consists of five generations of males, with the youngest one aged 25 and the oldest aged 120. Conflicts break out in the family becaus...( read more  read more... )e the youngest member refuses to carry on the morticians' trade, which for decades, from generation to generation has been his family's occupation. The manufacturing of coffins is more and more lucrative, new technologies are introduced, burials are faster and easier, the era of crematoriums is here. But the youngest member of the family, Mirko, is not interested. He believes in a "better, nicer and more honest occupation". In this belief he is supported and encouraged by his girlfriend Kristina and his best friend Djenka, owner of a small cinema. Kristina's father Billy Python supplier of coffins to the Topalovic company, demands a larger share in the earnings, i.e. a fair division of work and profit. Thus these two families come into conflict. In the showdown all means are permitted. This is American gangsterism in Balkan style. Greatly disappointed because both his friend and his girlfriend betrayed him, Mirko commits murder. As a murderer, he returns to his family where he is received with open arms as the new leader of the family, aware of his strength and power, a representative of the new generation whose basic moral principle is ruthlessness.

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Directed by: Slobodan Sijan

Release Date: January 1, 1982

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  • March 9, 2009
    Classic! One of the best Serbian films - we all watched it at least a couple of times.
  • September 17, 2008
    One of the best Serbian comedies of all times. I must have seen this film for at least 15 times, and I can never get tired of it, I just laugh my head of every single time I see it.
  • September 17, 2008
    I can proudly say that this is one of the best movies from my country and I'm absolutely sure that this movie can compete with the other best classic movies (or should I say cult ones). Actually, this is one of those movies that can't be described or whatever, it can be only watc...( read more)hed or seen. Therefore, I STRONGLY recommend you all, if you have a chance, to watch this movie.
  • February 22, 2008
    one of the best movie from EX-YU great movie
  • January 26, 2008
    The best film ever!!!
    Stvarno neverovatna stvar,gledao sam ga bar 5 puta,i jedva cekam sesti,to je nesto neverovatno,glumci,humor,SVE!!!

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  • LaZa92
    January 26, 2008
    Neverovatan film!!!Nikada nece biti snimljen ovakav film!!!Takva prica,takav humor,takva gluma...uh,strasno!!! :D

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