Ranko Kovačević

Acting

Ranko Kovačević

Acting credits

The Hornet poster
7.1

A love story between a Serbian girl and young Albanian set against the background of current Balkanic conflict.

The Hornet

1998

Boxers Go to Heaven poster
6.8

Tragicomic story about a former boxing champion, unbeaten in the ring, but beaten by alcohol.

Boxers Go to Heaven

1967

The Life and Death of a Porno Gang poster
6.3

Marko, an aspiring filmmaker, is unable to pursue a career in horror films. He ventures into the porn industry, but his unorthodox style fails to impress producers. Frustrated, he assembles a crew of junkies, homosexuals and transvestites and starts a traveling live porn show. Soon a shady producer appears, he will pay them real money if they are willing to start making snuff films for him.

The Life and Death of a Porno Gang

2009

Countrymen poster
7.2

A girl from passive area comes to work in Vojvodina's fertile lowlands, along with a group of peasants for a seasonal work. After visiting a city nearby, she finds more about modern life and starts romance with a local fella. Her furious fiancée she had left behind comes to find her.

Countrymen

1963

Ivan poster
10.0

The father of young boy discovers his wife's secret after a minor injury his son sustained, which showed him having a different blood group than that of his parents.

Ivan

1996

The Knife poster
6.7

In attempt to find out who he is and where his roots lie, Alija Osmanović discovers something far deeper and more important. He slowly discovers an evil that follows him as his destiny regardless of what his ancestors were called. Trying to find the reasons for this evil, he finds himself in a vicious circle. Running away from an irrational fear within him, he eventually finds the road to his faith.

The Knife

1999

Serbia on the East poster
8.0

The last months in the life of a Serbian philosopher and socialist activist Svetozar Marković and his exile by the government of the Serbian Princedom.

Serbia on the East

1970

The Man to Kill poster
5.8

After the murder of the Russian Emperor Peter III, who was succeeded by Empress Catherine, Satan decides that the balance between good and evil on Earth has been destabilized. In order to set things right, he sends his representative to Earth - the teacher Farfa, who bears an unusual resemblance to Peter III. His mission is to seize power from the old Duke of Montenegro, and then to take back the Russian throne as Peter III. The people of Montenegro accept Farfa as their new leader, and he proclaims himself the new Emperor, Scepan Mali, successfully resisting an invasion by the Turks. Farfa is touched by the Montenegrins' kindness and courage, falls in love with the beautiful Elfa, and fails to follow Satan's plan. Not one to be crossed, Satan sets out to kill him.

The Man to Kill

1979

The Colonel's Wife poster
6.0

Set just before the end of WWI on the abandoned farm in Vojvodina, the story follows the wife of an Austo-Hungarian colonel of a battered battalion who pays him a visit, only to experience the true Empire's decline through the meeting with disillusioned army.

The Colonel's Wife

1972

Children Grow at Night poster
NR

Father, the ex-WWII fighter and head of the family, is reluctant to use connections to help his son to get a job. His idea of morale and conscience are to be juxtaposed to the actions he must take.

Children Grow at Night

1976

Foolish Years poster
6.8

Teenagers Marija and Boba fall in love. When Marija gets pregnant, Boba's friends come up with a plan to help the young couple out.

Foolish Years

1977

Dear Video poster
7.2

Dear Video is a black epistolary comedy which stars some of the finest actors from the former Yugoslavia. The film is constructed around the video 'correspondence' between two branches of a family, one living in Germany and pursuing 'modern' life and the other one living in a little village in Yugoslavia clinging to tradition. Through the home video 'letters' sent back and forth, petty jealousies, love liaisons and financial squabbles drive the family to the brink of war, a situation that reflects the collapsing state of affairs in what was then Yugoslavia.

Dear Video

1991

The Tiger poster
7.3

Šorga's, the retired boxing champion nicknamed "Tiger", wife leaves him for a wealthier guy. He meets a juvenile thief, Čok, and decides to become his father figure. In the process of changing Čok, Šorga changes himself.

The Tiger

1978

Downstream from the Sun poster
7.0

Young teacher first experience in their profession acquired in a remote mountain village, which has no school building. Life of a farmer, a clash between two warring race, then the conflict between the government and farmers for cutting the national forests needed to build new schools and the presence of a young teacher who doubt the search for truth, that will lead to major conflicts and tragedies.

Downstream from the Sun

1969

The Descent Upon Drvar poster
6.0

German forces in Yugoslavia set out to destroy the stronghold of Tito with a traitor's help, but are overcome by Partisan resistance.

The Descent Upon Drvar

1963

Sugar Loaf poster
7.0

It describes the social process of stratification in the Serbian countryside during late 19th century, which occurs with the penetration of the commodity-money in the countryside. Under new conditions, peasants and farmers are unable to adapt, and rot under the burden of debts.

Sugar Loaf

1991

No artwork available
5.8

Commander Pavle receives partisan Jovan to shot him for not executing his orders. While listening to his unfortunate love story from the war, Pavle remembers his own relationship which had an equally bitter epilogue, and decides to set Jovan free.

Two Nights in a Day

1963

What Happens When Love Comes to Town poster
6.2

Misa in the music school falls in love with a young Russian girl Natasha, who was then located in Belgrade. But their parents think that they are too young for love. Natasha's parents do not allow that connection, so they go back to Moscow. Unlike parents who want to end their relationship Zika and Milan are on their side. Zika begins to learn the Russian language.

What Happens When Love Comes to Town

1984

He Ain't Like That poster
5.1

Boško Pavlović is an intelligent, educated, careful, romantic young man whom women find magically attractive. But, things take a bad turn for him when he carelessly gets involved with the sister of a powerful Serbian tycoon and she commits suicide. Wishing to avenge his sister, the tycoon sends two extremely dangerous goons to find and punish Boško. Inspector Gavrić also searches for him, since he is the policeman in charge of the case.

He Ain't Like That

2011

The Escape poster
6.6

The tragic story of a group of prisoners, ordinary people, were detained in the camp at Lager in Naise at the beginning of WWII, after that mighty torture and abuse by the Germans, will try escape from the camp. A few succeeded.

The Escape

1987

No artwork available
6.9

A TV film depicting life of the famous inventor.

Tesla

1993

Tsubok poster
9.0

A butcher and his associate befriend a group of workers from construction site. Escape from family problems only makes new ones for the duo.

Tsubok

1990

Comment of Men poster
NR

In this tragicomic fairytale we join Andrej (80), Pico (6) and their pack mule on their journey. Along the way they try to make the right choices but are constantly confronted with the endless commentary of the people at the side of the road. In spite of this, will Andrej and Pico be able to continue on their course?

Comment of Men

2019