Balkan Spy

1984 [SERBO-CROATIAN]

Comedy / Drama

IMDb Rating 8.7/10 10 13357 13.4K

espionage paranoia joseph stalin hostage-taking communism stalinism

Director

Top cast

Bogdan Diklic Photo
Bogdan Diklic as Man at the opera
Sonja Savic Photo
Sonja Savic as Sonja Cvorovic
Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic Photo
Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic as Ilija Cvorovic
Bora Todorovic Photo
Bora Todorovic as Petar Markov Jakovljevic

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by hudini669 10 / 10

A comedy with a bitter aftertaste

As one of the most significant films in the Serbian and Yugoslavian cinematography ever, "Balkanski spijun" is most often regarded as a comedy, which it is only to a certain extent.The film works on many different levels and it's virtually impossible to judge it after seeing it only once. Serving primarily as a social commentary and a metaphor for a national paranoia towards anything foreign, the film uses its main character Ilija Cvorovic as a vehicle to carry out both humorous and serious situations towards a bitter and somewhat prophetic ending. The great Bata Stojkovic (in one of his best roles here) has masterfully crafted a portrait of a man whose delusions progressively lead him from a state of comical confusion to a tragic crescendo of violence laden with conspiracy theories."Balkanski spijun" is a comedy that will make you think before you laugh and a tragedy that will make you laugh before you think.
Reviewed by Alexandar 10 / 10

Great classic

Film adaptation of a great Dusan Kovacevic's novel - equally good. Recognizable a la Kovacevic humor, full of absurdness, self-irony, sharp and spiritual. Great critic of a dead ideology and authoritarian character translated into a black-humor paranoia of a small man - ideology slave. Brilliant, unforgettable Bata Stojkovic's acting gave this feature strength and rare authentic movie-expression.
Reviewed by adlabac 10 / 10

The Ultimate Comedy

Balkanski spijun (Balkan Spy) is one Ingenious Comedy, from ingenious writer/director with ingenious actors. State of art, as it was expected from such genius as Dusan Kovacevic is. A-must-see comedy, always actual, without time or space limitations.I will never get bored of it, no matter how many times I see it. Practically, the dialogs from the whole movie are anthological. Only a thought at them brings the smile to my face.
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