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Balkan Rules
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Balkan Rules

1997-04-09 · 116 min · ★ 5.7

Drama · Thriller

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.

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Production details

Directors
Darko Bajić
Production companies
Magična linija, RTS
Countries
Yugoslavia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Branislav LečićBranislav LečićPrašnjavi
Lazar RistovskiLazar RistovskiMatori
Ana SofrenovićAna SofrenovićMedena
Aleksandar BerčekAleksandar BerčekBaja
Velimir 'Bata' ŽivojinovićVelimir 'Bata' ŽivojinovićŠef
Angela GerekouAngela GerekouMarija
Danilo 'Bata' StojkovićDanilo 'Bata' StojkovićSajdžija
Slobodan ĆustićSlobodan ĆustićPukovnik
Dragan BjelogrlićDragan BjelogrlićBoža
Nikola KojoNikola KojoMinistar
Dušan LauševićPrašnjavi kao klinac
Darja Bajić BožovićĆerka prašnjavog
Tanja BoškovićTanja BoškovićMajka
Branko VidakovićBranko VidakovićFotograf
Bojana KovačevićDevojka
Aleksandar Srećković 'Kubura'Aleksandar Srećković 'Kubura'Mehaničar aviona
Ivan KlemencIvan KlemencOtmičar voza
Toni LaurenčićFrancuski vojni ataše
Goran ŠušljikGoran ŠušljikSnajperista
Rada ĐuričinRada ĐuričinMonahinja

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