Dušan Kovačević

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Dušan Kovačević

Born July 12, 1948 · Mrđenovac, Šabac (age 78)

Dušan Kovačević is a Serbian playwright, scriptwriter and film director who is best known for his theatre plays and movie scripts. His movies are some of the most well known in the former Yugoslavia.

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UndergroundUnderground · 1995
Underground
7.71995
MovieComedyDrama
Black marketeers Marko and Blacky manufacture and sell weapons to the Communist resistance in WWII Belgrade, living the good life along the way. Marko's surreal duplicity propels him up the ranks of the Communist Party, and he eventually abandons Blacky and steals his girlfriend. After a lengthy stay in a below-ground shelter, the couple reemerges during the Yugoslav Civil War of the 1990s as Marko sees the opportunity to exploit the situation.
StardustStardust · 1976
Stardust
7.71976
MovieComedyTV Movie
A comedy about divorce, Balkan style. Marko and Jelena are separating from their spouses so that they can get married. When they do, they realize that they made a mistake, so they meet secretly with their former companions.
The Tragic BurlesqueThe Tragic Burlesque · 1995
The Tragic Burlesque
6.71995
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.
Who's Singin' Over There?Who's Singin' Over There? · 1980
Who's Singin' Over There?
7.61980
MovieDramaComedy
On Saturday, 5 April 1941, one day before the Invasion of Yugoslavia of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a colourful group of random passengers on a country road deep in the heart of Serbia board a dilapidated bus, headed for the capital Belgrade. The group includes two gypsy musicians, a World War I veteran, a Germanophile, a budding singer, a sickly looking man, and a hunter with a shotgun. The bus is owned by Krstic senior, and driven by his impressionable and dim-witted son Misko.
Heads or TailsHeads or Tails · 1983
Heads or Tails
4.01983
MovieDrama
A village fella tries to make it big in the city.
The ProfessionalThe Professional · 1990
The Professional
8.31990
MovieDrama
A stage play by Dušan Kovačević which tells the story of a successful manager of a publishing company that gets an unexpected visit in his office from a stranger who claims to be a former secret agent.
The Marathon FamilyThe Marathon Family · 1982
The Marathon Family
7.61982
MovieComedyDrama
The Topalović family has been in the burial business for generations. When the 150-year-old Pantelija dies, five generations of his heirs start to fight for the inheritance.
Balkan SpyBalkan Spy · 1984
Balkan Spy
7.71984
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.

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Spring in JanuarySpring in January · 2019
Spring in January
2019
MovieTV MovieDrama
The drama "Spring in January" is a story about families who started hiding in underground chambers during the Nazi occupation of Belgrade. With the help of adventurous profiteer Mark, they produce weapons for the resistance movement. This work continues even after the war, because their "benefactor" releases fictitious reports on German victories in order to maintain underground production and continue to get rich. Marko manages to convince his best friend Crni (Black) to stay hidden in the basement so that he can keep Natalia for himself, the woman they both love. After twenty years, Crni finds a way out into the "upper world". Although it is 1961, Crni believes that the Nazis are still in power because they managed to make a film showing the German occupation.

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