
Acting
Dragan Maksimović
Born 1949-02-07 · Podujevo, Serbia
Acting credits
7.5An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.
Ulysses' Gaze
1995
6.6Dealing with his customers with open heart, a car mechanic named Života goes through many adventures. Some are funny, some are sad, some reveal beauty and other human misery. In the end he gets tangled up himself, and not without bitterness he tries to change his ways, to become like his rival across the street which has adapted to modern times: strictly business. But, people who come to him need him just the way he is.
Sixth Gear
1981
8.0Larger-than-life American author Ernest Hemingway is the subject of this biopic that chronicles the famous writer's life from childhood to his suicide at age 61. Haunted by various inner demons -- including his father's suicide -- Hemingway serves in World War I, marries four times, and finds creative support from Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein and other expatriates living in 1920s Paris.
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
1988
7.1A love story between a Serbian girl and young Albanian set against the background of current Balkanic conflict.
The Hornet
1998
7.9In the opening stages of the Bosnian War, a small group of Serbian soldiers are trapped in a tunnel by a Muslim force.
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame
1996
10.0Theatre adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s timeless drama first published in 1901, about narrow-mindedness, exclusivism, containing one’s self in some arbitrary, imaginary borders, strict divisions… All these traits help to define the various situations and human relations within the text.
The Petty Bourgeois
1983
8.0In Skopje in 1939 a family of a disabled bricklayer clashes over tradition, patriarchal morality and modern world views as fascism and World War II loom on the horizon.
Wild Flesh
1982
4.9The search for the everlasting blue paint from Byzantine church murals turn into a sensual love story in which Europe meets the Balkans.
Byzantine Blue
1993
6.1A story of a young man from the suburb, who gets his experience on the street and in bars. His girlfriend belongs to the same environment. When he goes to army, she tries to get away, giving the only thing she has - her good looks. She poses nude for some magazine. Seeing that photo, the young man escapes from the army, demanding an explanation. His return to a place where he once belonged, causes questioning of himself, discussions with so-called friends, and finally with the girl...
Hotshot
1986
8.0A man under investigation is held under arrest in a prison cell with seven other men. Three simultaneously operated cameras were used to film in a real prison cell.
Under Investigation
1977
TV adaptation of the Bora Stankovic drama, the most staged play in the history of Serbian theatre. Set in the southern Serbian town of Vranje, it is a tragedy about a Gypsy singing girl destined to marry but not for love. The old man Mitke loves her beauty and singing, but doesn't love her as a woman. Her talent and free spirit reminds him of his youth, young age and all he had to sacrifice for loveless marriage and unhappiness in order to fit into conventions.
Koshtana
1976
6.4In a near-future Belgrade, a DJ stirs up trouble with his rocking anti-establishment broadcasts. After his station is shut down, he takes to the street and starts transmitting revolution with the police hot on his trail.
The Black Bomber
1992
9.0A Belgrade TV adaptation of the 17the century Slavic folk ballad, which relates that following a battle, whilst lying wounded, Hassan-aga summons his wife Fatima, who was unwilling to accompany him to the battlefield.
Hassan-Aga's Wife
1983
9.0Careless lives of few Belgrade youths are shattered when Nazis occupy their town in 1941. Soon they join the resistance movement and their activities bring their names to Gestapo's termination list. This movie inspired the series that would get cult status in former Yugoslavia.
The Written Off
1974
8.0A TV drama based on work by Welsh writer Dylan Thomas.
Rhiannon
1984
8.0The main character of this TV drama is a musician and prominent citizen Dimkovic who wants to stay out of the war. Only when his daughter’s life becomes threatened does he hesitate, but his actions come too late.
Mister Dimkovic
1979
9.0A village handball team gets close to the promotion to the top flight, but three of its residents try to ensure the success by bribing the referee.
Indian Mirror
1985
6.7The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
7.6Angel and the devil fight for the soul of a Belgrade playboy who made a young girl pregnant.
We Are Not Angels
1992
A 1974 Serbo-Croatian language drama film written and directed by Paolo Magelli, starring Branislav Jerinić, Rastko Tadic and Miodrag Andrić (Ljuba Moljac).
One Fine, Fine Day
1975
Yugoslavia, 1979. Jugoslav is an ambitious reporter in a state that strictly controls the media. Blagoje is a retired UDBE colonel, crippled by health problems. Their paths cross when they both go to investigate a brutal murder case in eastern Serbia. In the picturesque surroundings, Jugoslav meets Blagoje's children, his son Aljoša, a dissident hermit, and his daughter Sonja, the widow of a crime victim and a local femme fatale.
The Trail
1974
10.0The 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
6.7In 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
7.3This film follows two Belgrade youths on their rise to gangster legends in a decaying society.
The Wounds
1998