Balkanski špijun

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Balkanski Špijun

Directed by	Dušan Kovačević Bozidar Nikolić
Produced by	Milan Bozić
Written by	Dušan Kovačević
Starring	Danilo Bata Stojković Bora Todorović Mira Banjac Zvonko Lepetić
Music by	Vojislav Kostić
Cinematography	Bozidar Nikolić Petar Bata Masić
Editing by	Andrija Zafranović
Release date(s)	February 23, 1984
Running time	95 min
Country	Yugoslavia
Language	Serbo-Croatian
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Balkanski špijun (English title: Balkan Spy) is a 1984 comedy film directed by Yugoslav directors Dušan Kovačević and Božidar Nikolić.

1 Plot summary
2 Awards
3 Cast
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Plot summary

Ilija Čvorović (Danilo Bata Stojković), a Stalinist, is contacted by the secret police to routinely answer questions about his neighbour, a businessman who had recently returned from a business trip in Paris and now wants to become a tailor. Following the talk, Čvorović is convinced that his neighbour represents a great threat to national security and decides to take matters into his own hands, thus beginning his own surveillance operation against the innocent man. The arrival of a modern man from a capitalist country has clearly provoked Čvorović who perceives the neighbour as a threat to his communist ways. He convinces his wife that their neighbour is a spy and is stalking him, his paranoia growing with each passing day. Eventually, he bars his house, buys a guard dog, arms himself with munition, and even gets help from his brother, both of them becoming convinced that assassins are after them.

[edit] Awards

Balkanski špijun took home two awards in 1984 at the Pula Film Festival including the Golden Arena award and the "Best Actor" award, which went to Danilo Stojković for his portrayal of Ilija Čvorović.