Tito and Me
Tito and Me (Serbo-Croatian: Tito i ja, Тито и ја) is a 1992 comedy film by Serbian director Goran Marković.[1][2]
| Tito and me | |
|---|---|
| Тито и ја Tito i ja | |
| Directed by | Goran Marković |
| Written by | Goran Marković |
| Produced by | Goran Marković Zoran Masirević Michel Mavros Zoran Tasić |
| Starring | Dimitrije Vojnov Lazar Ristovski Miki Manojlović Anica Dobra Voja Brajović Bogdan Diklic |
| Cinematography | Radoslav Vladić |
| Edited by | Snezana Ivanović |
| Music by | Zoran Simjanović |
| Distributed by | Kino International |
Release date | 1992 |
Running time | 104 min. (United States) 118 min. (Canada) |
| Country | FR Yugoslavia |
| Language | Serbian |
Plot edit
The movie is set in communist-ruled Yugoslavia during the 1950s. Zoran is an overweight 10-year-old living in an overcrowded home that his parents share with his grandmother, aunt and uncle. In the early communist era of Yugoslavia, many homes were taken away from their owners in the Land Reform programs. His parents are artists, and do not get along well with his aunt and uncle.
Zoran's parents are sceptical about Tito's rule, while little Zoran sees Tito as his personal hero. He's learned in school that Tito is the greatest man to have ever lived, and he daydreams about meeting him. His father expresses worry that Zoran loves Tito more than his own parents. One day, Zoran writes a poem called "Why I Like the President", which is judged as the best of those submitted by Belgrade's schoolchildren. He wins a week's camping trip with other children from families favored by the regime, the trip's highlight being a reception at Tito's palace. His crush, Jasna, an orphan girl, is also going on this trip.
The camping trip is led by a man named Raja, a staunch Stalinist. The trip becomes increasingly absurd and culminates in Raja and one of the older boys, Kengur (kangaroo, a nickname given to him because of his height), pretending to be ghosts and scaring the kids while they spend the night at a historic castle.
Zoran is exposed by Raja for stealing a ring he wanted to give to Jasna. Raja orders for him to be sent home by train, and as Zoran waits, a girl walks over to his side. All of the students join, leaving only Raja opposing them, and Zoran continues the trip. They finish the journey and arrive at Tito's childhood home, and Zoran is asked to give a speech. He corrects his poem by saying that he in fact does love his parents more than Tito, and finally states that he doesn't even like Tito that much.
The film ends with a banquet where all of the kids get to meet Tito, but Zoran is disillusioned and doesn't really care to meet him anymore.
Cast edit
- Dimitrije Vojnov as Zoran
- Anica Dobra as Zoran's mother
- Miki Manojlović as Zoran's father
- Olivera Marković as Zoran's grandmother
- Rade Marković as Zoran's grandfather
- Bogdan Diklić as Zoran's uncle
- Ljiljana Dragutinović as Zoran's aunt
- Olja Bećković as Đura's mother
- Voja Brajović as Josip Broz Tito
- Branimir Brstina as Strahinja
- Milutin Dapčević as Kengur
- Milena Vukosav as Jasna
- Nebojša Dugalić as policeman
- Jelena Mrdak as Ljilja
- Dragan Nikolić as Gane's father
- Uroš Nikolić as Đura
- Lazar Ristovski as Raja
- Milivoje Tomić as curator
- Miodrag Tomović as Tito's adjutant
- Vesna Trivalić as teacher
- Jelena Živković as Svetlana
- Zarko Lausevic as Borko
- Ilija Bašić as agent no. 1
- Dušan Jakšić as agent no. 2
- Tamara Vučković as singer in bar
- Goran Smigić as Zoran's colleague
Production edit
Scenes depicting Hrvatsko Zagorje were filmed on Fruška Gora, in Serbia, because the Croatian War of Independence had already started when the filming took place.[3]
Awards edit
- Silver Seashell for best director: Goran Marković
- Silver Seashell for juvenile acting: Dimitrije Vojnov
Legacy edit
The Yugoslav Film Archive, in accordance with its authorities based on the Law on Cultural Heritage, declared one hundred Serbian feature films (1911–1999) as cultural heritage of great importance on December 28, 2016. Tito and Me is also on that list.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Tito i ja (in Serbian), retrieved 2023-11-01
- ^ (in Serbian). 2021-02-03. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ Nježić, Tatjana (16 November 2013). "Goran Marković: Uspeh korumpira, neuspeh čeliči" [Goran Marković: Success Corrupts, Failure Makes You Stronger]. B92. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Сто српских играних филмова (1911-1999) проглашених за културно добро од великог значаја". www.kinoteka.org.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-11-01.