The Marathon Family

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The Marathon Family (Maratonci trče počasni krug)

Directed by	Slobodan Šijan
Produced by	Milan Zmukić
Written by	Dušan Kovačević
Starring	Bogdan Diklić Danilo Bata Stojković Pavle Vujisić Mija Aleksić Milivoje Tomić Radislav Lazarević
Music by	Zoran Simjanović
Cinematography	Bozidar Nikolić
Editing by	Ljiljana VukobratovićŽLjiljana-Lana Vukobratović
Release date(s)	January 1986 (USA)
Running time	92 min
Country	Yugoslavia
Language	Serbo-Croatian
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The Marathon Family (Maratonci trče počasni krug) is a 1982 comedy film directed by Serbian director Slobodan Šijan.

1 Plot
2 Awards
3 Cast
4 See Also
5 External links

[edit] Plot

The story takes place between wars in the year 1935, and focuses on the Topalović family, whose members include five generations of men who constantly bicker. Most of the family's arguments arise from the youngest son, Mirko (Bogdan Diklić), not wanting to join the family business (coffin-making). He believes there must be a better job for him, and his girlfriend Kristina (Jelisaveta Seka Sablić) and best friend support his determination. The Kristina's father constantly quarrels with the Topalović family, with whom he has business. However, Kristina cheats on Mirko with his best friend, so he kills her. He returns to his family who now praise him and accept him as their leader.

[edit] Awards

The Marathon Family won two awards in 1982, including the Jury Prize at the Montréal World Film Festival and the "Best Actress" award at the Pula Film Festival, which went to Jelisaveta Seka Sablić for her portrayal of Kristina.