Directing

Dragan Kresoja

Born March 23, 1946 · Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Died November 6, 1996 · aged 50

No biography available.

Known For

Time of the GypsiesTime of the Gypsies · 1988
Time of the Gypsies
★ 7.61988
MovieDramaCrime
Perhan is a gypsy teenager with telekinetic powers. A wealthy gypsy, Ahmed, visits the village and promises to get Perhan's sister the medical treatment she needs if they join him to Italy. Perhan soon discovers that Ahmed's business activities are in fact quite shady and he is soon lured into the elder's corrupt surroundings.
Full Moon Over BelgradeFull Moon Over Belgrade · 1993
Full Moon Over Belgrade
★ 4.41993
MovieDramaComedy
1992 Belgrade. Aleksa works the night shift at an occult magazine to avoid military police, draft and war. Old colleague, Mrs. Kosara, offers him shelter at her place. Soon, a dead friend warns him in his dream about the old lady.
Riblja Čorba LiveRiblja Čorba Live · 1994
Riblja Čorba Live
1994
MovieDocumentaryMusic
The concert of Riblja Čorba held on April 3, 1994 at the Hala Pionir.
The Infantry AntThe Infantry Ant · 1993
The Infantry Ant
★ 8.01993
MovieComedyDrama
Black ant Ameisen, the infantry ant, got mixed up in war and love turmoils. He's an experienced military slacker who does not respect strict military standards, but performs each task successfully. Red ants, headed by their clumsy general, are on the war path with black ants. Unfortunately for both sides, war happened because of a jar of moldy marmalade.
It Happened on This Very DayIt Happened on This Very Day · 1987
It Happened on This Very Day
★ 6.31987
MovieDrama
Belgrade in 1963. In a yard surrounded by buildings, a group of young people of different backgrounds and social status, but of similar views about love and self-affirmation, spend their time together. Their friendship is dyed with various events typical for socialism, such as working actions or Youth Day's parade. All what happens within this yard may become an allegory of one generation's destiny.
The TigerThe Tiger · 1978
The Tiger
★ 7.21978
MovieDrama
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.
Dark Is the NightDark Is the Night · 1995
Dark Is the Night
★ 6.01995
MovieDrama
Belgrade in 1992. - breaking up of Yugoslavia, blockade, shortages, food queues, student rebellion. Life of two Belgrade families and personal drama of their members, caused by social breakdown and civil war.
The End of WarThe End of War · 1984
The End of War
★ 6.61984
MovieWarDrama
As WW2 comes to an end in the former Yugoslavia, a man without an arm and his young son are on a mission. Their goal is to find and kill five members of the fascist militia who had tortured and killed their wife and mother

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OktoberfestOktoberfest · 1987
Oktoberfest
★ 6.61987
MovieDrama
Luka Banjanin is an unemployed young man living with his parents in Belgrade. He hangs out with few devoted friends who, like him, are yet to find place in a society that discarded young intellectuals. He plays saxophone and dreams about going to Oktoberfest, the annual beer festival in Munich, but he's being unable to get passport because of a smaller drug incident he had in the past. Totally careless about his long-term girlfriend, he suddenly falls for a mysterious woman who seems to appear in the same places as him, and then vanishes as quickly as possible. Believing that he's at the wrong place at the wrong time, Luka wanders from one misadventure to another, gradually losing the contact with reality and living out his own Oktoberfest in his mind.

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The Original of the ForgeryThe Original of the Forgery · 1991
The Original of the Forgery
★ 6.01991
MovieDramaWar
The plot lasts from 1945 until today's day. Pavle, Stojan and Dragisa, the three war friends are taking different positions within the society immediately after the war. Pavle, a former war commissar, is now a school teacher. Thanks to him, Stojan, who was a bakery assistant before the war, does the job of a district committee's secretary, while Dragisa works in the state's secret police. The reason of conflict between Pavle and Stojan in 1947 was Stojan's fiancée Lena, who loves Pavle, marries him and gets pregnant, right when Pavle is taken to the state prison. Stojan accepts his wife and kid again, but the avalanche of political events will make all them unable to stop the inevitable catastrophe.

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