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Shady Business
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Shady Business

1981-01-01 · 96 min · ★ 6.6

Comedy · Drama

Residents of a shanty town are faced with its destruction. With the help of the local trickster, Paja "the Bighead" moves with his family to an empty flat in New Belgrade blocks. Everything goes fine until the real owner knocks at the door.

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Directors
Vlastimir Radovanović
Production companies
Avala film
Countries
Yugoslavia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Velimir 'Bata' ŽivojinovićVelimir 'Bata' ŽivojinovićPaja Glavonja
Mira BanjacMira BanjacNata
Dragomir FelbaDragomir Felbadeda Mika
Nada VojinovićRuža
Tihomir ArsićVelja
Neda ArnerićNeda ArnerićDana
Dragoslav 'Dragan' NikolićDragoslav 'Dragan' NikolićStole Haringa
Petar KraljPetar KraljRaca
Dušan JanićijevićDušan JanićijevićŽivko Vučković
Bogoljub PetrovićBogoljub PetrovićZoran
Nikola MilićNikola MilićMića
Rastislav JovićRastislav JovićJordan
Jovan Janićijević 'Burduš'Jovan Janićijević 'Burduš'Pera
Boro StjepanovićBoro StjepanovićPredsednik kućnog saveta
Ljiljana Gazdić

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