Sonja Savić

Acting

Sonja Savić

Born September 15, 1961 · Čačak, Serbia

Died September 23, 2008 · aged 47

Sonja Savic (September 15, 1961 – September 23, 2008) was a cult Serbian actress, famous for her husky voice and series of impressive roles in some of the more memorable 1980s films made in former Yugoslavia. She was born in Cacak, Serbia. She died in Belgrade, Serbia; the cause of death was initially reported to be a drug overdose.

Known For

The Dark Side of the SunThe Dark Side of the Sun · 1988
The Dark Side of the Sun
★ 5.01988
MovieDramaRomance
Traveling in search of a cure for a rare skin disease, a man finds freedom and love along the way.
We Are Not AngelsWe Are Not Angels · 1992
We Are Not Angels
★ 7.51992
MovieComedyRomance
Angel and the devil fight for the soul of a Belgrade playboy who made a young girl pregnant.
In the Middle of NowhereIn the Middle of Nowhere · 1994
In the Middle of Nowhere
★ 7.11994
MovieDrama
The exploits of a depressed architect in Belgrade as he wanders about searching for the future in a land where the future no longer exists. Handsome Nikola is in his mid-thirties. He earned the nickname Champ because he used to race speedboats. He makes a decent living as a free-lance architect and his apartment is spacious and comfortable. Ana is attracted by the Champ's good looks and apparent prosperity. He is always pensive though; even when he is out drinking at the local clubs with his companions he cannot help but brood about the state of Belgrade. Though the city appears fairly normal on the outside, the presence of the war is signalled when a reluctant conscript in the army is dragged away.
The Fall of Rock and RollThe Fall of Rock and Roll · 1989
The Fall of Rock and Roll
★ 6.31989
MovieComedy
Omnibus film, consisting of three independent parts: in the first story, Koma, a failed rocker, wants to prove to his producer father that newly composed music could be better than his. He becomes a mysterious masked folk singer-known as Ninja. In the second, Dracula is killed... again. This time he does not dies oby way of a wooden stake, a silver bullet, or a cross. A blonde woman manages to deprive him of eternal life without the help of sunrise. The last story is about Eve and Djuro. She is creator, he is a musician. They live in a harmonious relationship, but a love letter brings division among them.
The Tragic BurlesqueThe Tragic Burlesque · 1995
The Tragic Burlesque
★ 6.11995
MovieDramaFantasy
In a way of protesting for inhuman living conditions and the shortage of medications caused by the disintegration of Yugoslavia and its sanctions, a doctor in a hospital decides to close his clinic for mental illness. His wish is to return the patients to their homes or give them to someone who is willing to accept them temporarily.
Truckers Ride AgainTruckers Ride Again · 1984
Truckers Ride Again
★ 6.41984
MovieComedy
New adventures of truck drivers Jare and Paja, long-time fellow associates and close friends. Jare is forced to pay off his debt for the loans he was raising to build a house for his numerous family. He must find heaps of money as soon as possible, or let tax gatherers to take everything. Paja tries to help him in this impossible task, but on their way they face bunch of obstacles, losses and misfortunes, encountering all sorts of people, only to end up in serious problems.
Balkan SpyBalkan Spy · 1984
Balkan Spy
★ 7.61984
MovieDramaComedy
Convinced that his subtenant is a spy and an enemy of the state, Ilija Čvorović falls into deep paranoia which leads to an absurd and destructive chain of events.
Sekula and His WomenSekula and His Women · 1986
Sekula and His Women
★ 4.11986
MovieComedy
A village blacksmith Sekula, hard-muscled but soft-hearted, has terrible luck when it comes to love. Many women pass through his house - a local spinster of ill health, a belly dancer, a veterinarian experienced in the castration of bulls a singing star-to-be - but stay just long enough to give birth to another child, only to then run away.

Filmography

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UnaUna · 1984
Una
★ 5.61984
MovieDramaRomance
A romantically conceived interview intended for a student paper completely changed the lives of two people: student Una and a respected professor. She is pretty and intelligent, but unable to cope with complicated relationships in which she became involved, while the professor is a person whose lectures on mass media are most visited by students at the Faculty. However, his views are not met with approval by the bureaucratic circles at the University. Vice Dean of the Faculty by means of intrigue manages to lure Una into a game with the professor. Thus, an innocent interview turns into a record of life, philosophical and ideological views of the controversial professor, and then into a malicious report about his life, behaviour, action and movement ... The Film is based on the novel Una written by Momo Kapor.

Una