Boro Stjepanović

Boro Stjepanović

Birth : 1946-05-08,

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Borislav "Boro" Stjepanović born May 8, 1946 in Vareš) is a Bosnian Serb actor and director. He played in over 50 films, most notably in Sjećaš li se Dolly Bell, Ko to tamo peva, Čudo neviđeno, Miris dunja, Kuduz, Gluvi barut and First Class Thieves. Currently, he is a professor and is one of the founders of Faculty of Drama at University of Montenegro, which is located in city Cetinje. Description above from the Wikipedia article Boro Stjepanović, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Boro Stjepanović

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The Frog
Zeko, a barber and ex-soldier suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, invites his brother Braco and his friend Švabo to Eid festivities. He intends to take advantage of the festive mood and ask his brother, a gambler and alcoholic, to change his ways. Braco doesn’t want to listen and will not take the conversation seriously. Zeko puts a razor under his brother’s neck, forcing him to promise he will change; furious, Braco leaves, telling Zeko he will never see him again, while Švabo suggests that Zeko see a psychiatrist. Alone, without his only friend and his brother, Zeko decides to kill himself – until Muki, a young man selling books door-to-door, stops him.
Gorcilo - Did You Come to See Me?
People from the city, working to prepare for a new road, come to one underdeveloped Montenegrin village where they encounter the locals.
Our Everyday Life
Aljo
Family Susic lives everyday Bosnian story. Father Muhamed (63) is employed in a reputable company; mother Marija (60) is retired. Son Sasa (35), who spent the war in Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, lives with his parents, while their daughter Senada (40) lives in Slovenia. Their life begins to fall apart because of father's dissatisfaction after his company is sold on the stock exchange, Sasa's negligent attitude towards work and family, Marija's breast cancer diagnose. When problems begin to line up Muhamed and Sasa realize that actually only family is important, that it is man's last oasis
The Bridge at the End of the World
Petar
The war has ended. Villages of Bosnian Croats have been destroyed, and they are living in the homes of the Croatian Serbs. An old man, a Bosnian Croat, disappears. A policeman Filip, himself living in a Serbian home, investigates the case uninterestedly. Through the relationship with his father, Filip tries to understand the motives of the missing old man. As the film moves towards the end, Filip’s investigation becomes more and more personal.
Local Vampire
When a passive young businessman is conned and thrown into great debts, he and his mother concoct a desperate escape plan - to fake his death, stage a funeral, then hide him out in the attic. When he sneaks out to visit his girlfriend, he is spotted by the neighbors, who jump to the conclusion that he is a vampire risen from the dead. It's not long before the news of a lurking vampire attracts waves of tourists, including some mobsters who aren't completely sold on this whole vampire story.
Thy Neighbors
Andrija Gavrović
One day in the lives of the Belgrade tower’s tenants, whose destiny is never going to be same from then on.
Save Our Souls
Aleksa
The plot of this film can be viewed from a two different levels. The first is universal and deals with the psychological theme of need for competition in the group, highlighting the need for the victory, which in life usually does not depend on the true virtues of the winner, so the result is usually tragicomic. The story talks about the choice of the most noble work. Selected participants arrive at the guesthouse on the border between Croatia and Serbia to prepare for the final act of the competition and the jury's decision. Seven competitors have a rather narrow view of the world. Even when the big events, such as ethnic conflicts in this part of the Balkans, the contestants insist to proceed the competition and to choose the hero of heroes, even though the very idea of competition has become anachronistic under the pressure of current events (the anger of the local Serbian population of the newly established Croatian authorities).
The Optimists
Nervozni čovek
Five scenarios in which people have trouble distinguishing truth from illusions. Each segment reflects the motto of Voltaire's Candide: "Optimism is insisting everything is good, when everything is bad."
Well Tempered Corpses
Safet
A couple of morticians entertain themselves by betting on how many cold customers will come in that day. But one of the corpses refuses to cooperate...
First Class Thieves
Upravitelj zatvora
A story involving a group of traveling actors who perform at an experimental prison where the thieves have first class comforts provided to them by a reformist warden. Ironically the troupe performs a play named The State Thief, a play about thieves for thieves.
Packing the Monkeys, Again!
Dragoljub
A couple who lost their communication tries to refresh the relationship by renting another apartment.
Poor Little Hampsters
Prvi službenik
Two idle clerks who do senseless office job of punching cards, and who are not particularly fond of each other, decide to play the game "come up with the most stupid line possible" in order to break the boredom. Then they call random people over the phone and tell this line. Harmless game of theirs creates general confusion among people, which leads to anti-terrorist intervention, police interrogation, loss of state credit and the change of government. The two, of course, know nothing about the series of comic and incredible events that follow without stop.
In the Name of the Father and Son
Brica
The story about typical Montenegrin family Miletic in post-war Yugoslavia, which shows personal tragedy of a father, whose only son comes back from the war as a different man.
The Tragic Burlesque
Ćira
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.
It Will Be Better
Džile
A local bar/restaurant run by a feuding husband and wife find themselves and their business threatened by a not so bright group of extortionists. With the help of their patrons who wish to preserve their quiet mode of patronage and a motor cycle riding stranger, they take the fight directly back to the villains with some non conventional approaches.
The Lady Killer
Pajko
The cops Boki and Pajko try to catch the arms smugglers. Their commander claims that the smugglers are women who have AIDS, which only makes their quest even more difficult.
Aliens Are to Be Blamed for Everything
Pajko
The election campaign in a small provincial town is in full swing. Candidates for ministry position pop up elsewhere, promising "milk and honey" to the voters. Two inseparable policemen, Boki and Pajko, are in charge of peace and order. Everything goes as usual until unexpected visitor from space shows up.
Marital Travels
Upravnik hotela
Professor Gerasim and assistant Tugomir are in a ski-resort where opportunity for cheating and love is around every corner.
SA 204-272
Učitelj
A high representative goes by the narrow macadam road to the grand opening of the facility in a mountain village, another new victory of his own. In the car with him was not his wife but his mistress, a young and rather attractive girl. The car stucks in the quite large and deep puddle in the middle of the country road...
Silent Gunpowder
Luka Kaljak
Silent Gunpowder (Serbo-Croatian: Gluvi barut) is a Yugoslavian war film Based on a novel by Branko Ćopić and set during World War II, the film tells the story of a Serbian village in the mountains of Bosnia and its villagers who found themselves divided along two opposing ideological lines, represented by the Chetniks and the Partisans. These two opposing sides are personified in the Partisan commander Španac and a former Royal Army officer Radekić. Španac sees Radekić as the cause of villagers' resistance to the new, Communist, ideology and so the main plot axis is the conflict between them. At the 1990 Pula Film Festival, the film won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film, as well as the awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Branislav Lečić), Best Film Score (Goran Bregović). The film was also shown at the 1991 Moscow International Film Festival, where both Branislav Lečić and Mustafa Nadarević won the Silver St. George Award for their performances.
The Last Waltz in Sarajevo
Fabricio Marineti
The last film made in Yugoslavia, tells a story about Sarajevo during the last days of Europe, better known as the "Belle Epoque", between the years 1910-1914. A time of troubled events in the Balkans and an assassination attempt of Franz Ferdinand, which caused the beginning of the First World War.
Hi, Inspector 2 - Vampires Are Among Us
Pajko
In the first sequel of "Hi Inspector", the cops Boki and Pajko get bored in their quite little town until the arrival of foreign visitors. These people reside at the local hotel where international conference on organ transplantation takes place. At the same time, the fresh corpses of deceased people begin to disappear, while the rumors about the vampires at the graveyard start spreading. The cops try to solve the riddle.
The Man Who Could Tell North from the South
Biščević
The plot takes place in pre-war Yugoslavia, and the protagonist, interpreted by Zvonko Lepetic, is Jefto, a prison guard who lives with his family as a tenant in a basement. The plot shows how, convinced that he is destined for great things, he betrays his family, a friend and subordinates everything to his vanity.
Kuduz
Rudo
After the release from prison, small-time criminal is marrying his girlfriend and lives a straight and poor, but happy life with her and her daughter. However, his happiness is shattered by wife's infidelity. Driven mad by jealousy, he kills her and her lover and runs into mountains, thus escaping law for months. This film is based on the true story about Junuz Kečo, last Bosnian outlaw.
Weird Years
Ilija Nestorović / Eliot Nes
After the road accident, Zika and Milan end up in an overcrowded hospital, run by doctor Nedeljkovic and his sexually obsessed nurse. Accompanied by a crazy bandmaster and a peasant with farting problems, they will try to get away from the ongoing chaos.
Azra
Mitar
Azra a woman major in the partisan army, who fought the Germans in World War II, returns to her home village, which she helped to liberate. Although her husband was also a high ranking officer, and their goals were united, she finds it much harder to be accepted back into village and family life.
Cognac
Ćelavi
A wealthy American on the quest for a perfect brandy runs afoul of petty criminal monks and falls in love with an impostor.
Balkan Express 2
Poljski carinik
A group of musicians, whose band is called "Balkan express", in fact a quintet of small-time crooks , trying to make some money in Nazi-occupied Serbia.
Small Doorway
A family drama about a group of Sarajevo boys from the same block, who do childish pranks and spend their time in one of the basements.
The Magpie Strategy
Adventures of an idealistic old Communist whose treasured watch is stolen by a magpie but who overcomes all difficulties.
The Worker's Life
An acknowledged and proven factory worker gets fired after workers' strike.
In the Name of the People
Gavrilo
In an industrial town one business firm stands out with good management. Thanks to the agile director Todor, his successful policy of "World breakthrough" the whole town look forward to progress and incredibly quick prosperity in 1966. The director's driver Milutin is the center of absurdly dramatic relations in which base manipulation dominates. His lonely, consequent, and reasonable admiration for Todor, his honesty and goodwill bring him into situations to which he can't and won't adapt to, nor will he quit...
A Little Bit of Soul
Poštar
A bitter coming-of-age story about boy who grows up in a remote Bosnian village shortly after World War II.
The Last Switchman of the Narrow Gauge Railway
Martin Sudar
The abolishment of a railway station in a remote Bosnian village affects the lives of the local railwaymen.
The Beauty of Vice
Zvonce
In the mountains of Montenegro people have lived by strict and Draconian laws for centuries, almost untouched by modern civilization. However, a young couple are going to seek their fortune on the more liberal coast and there they find jobs in the nudist colony. Hundreds of naked bodies and atmosphere of joie d'vivre make the husband and wife question their rigid way of life.
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Ada
Rale
A married woman unsuccessfully tries to find a job in order to provide a better life to her son.
It Isn't Easy to Get Along with Men
Šef sale
A divorcee and her three teenage daughters go on their summer holidays at sea. There they encounter some romantic (mis)adventures.
Hi, Inspector
Pajko
A street cop is picked by the national security service in order to carry out an important and delicate task. His mission is to go undercover and infiltrate a dangerous international cabal of homosexuals.
Unseen Wonder
Soro
The peace of a small fishing village is shattered by the coming of a young, and stunningly beautiful, wife of a local guest-worker. She intends to live in her father's house, which in the mean-time became a pub. From that moment her revenge begins, toying with to people, their passions and interests.
Never Speak Ill of the Dead
Ilija
Tragicomic story about Communist activist who wants to bring the benefits of Communism to the inhabitants of a Serbian village after WW2.
Heads or Tails
A village fella tries to make it big in the city.
How I Was Systematically Destroyed by Idiots
Vlasnik kamp kućice
The film follows a life of a homeless, but very well read, Marxist who is coping with Che's death and wishes to live a life of revolutions and workers' uprisings. He is a hypochondriac, bitter at the world, and blaming his old capitalist boss for his life's misery.
Samek
Matija Samek
Dramatic story of the Sarajevo photographer Matthew Samek during World War II. Samek experiences historical events in his characteristic way. He does not like the king, but neither the German occupiers, for whom he coincidentally has to work for. His sense of justice even wins over friendship.
The Sunset
Grim and almost surreal depiction of corruption in Vojvodina city.
Endeavor
Profesor Bucalo
A story about a painter, an unconventional university professor, who has to deal with being haunted by his trouble past during the 2nd World War, while at the same time trying to cope with his university colleagues plotting against him.
Two Halves of a Heart
Miljenko, cvikeraš iz općine
A boy's careless childhood is interrupted when he finds out about his parents' decision to divorce.
Scent of Quinces
Alkalaj
Thanks to his friendliness towards Nazis, Sarajevo businessman gets more and more rich during WW2. However, his infatuation towards the Jewish girl causes his downfall.
Berlin kaputt
Prolaznik
Story of three partisans whose fates are determined by different encounters with women.
Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
Cvikeraš
A young man grows up in Sarajevo in the 1960s, under the shadow of his good, but ailing father, and gets attracted by the world of small-time criminals.
The Last Act
Aleksa Nešić
The story of the capture of General Draza Mihailovic and his Chetniks.
Shady Business
Predsednik kućnog saveta
Residents of a shanty town are faced with its destruction. With the help of the local trickster, Paja "the Bighead" moves with his family to an empty flat in New Belgrade blocks. Everything goes fine until the real owner knocks at the door.
Who's Singin' Over There?
The Bald Guy
On April 5th, 1941, a day before the Nazi attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a colorful group of passengers is headed for Belgrade...
A Suspicious Character
Gazda Spasa
The second TV adaptation of popular novel by Serbian comedian Branislav Nusic. A small town is disturbed by the arrival of a "suspicious person", an unknown man wanted by the local authorities. During the hunt, it turns out that the suspect is no one else than the mayor's son-in-law who checked under his false name in order to hide his whereabouts from his girlfriend's parents.
Buffet Titanic
Mento Papo
Based on a short story of Ivo Andrić, famous Yugoslav Nobel Prize winner, this film is set in Sarajevo during WW2. Mento is a humble, poor Jew who runs a caffe. Stjepan is a man of unknown background, with no social or psychological dimension, who joined Nazis to leave any sort of trace behind himself.
Tit for Tat
Profesor muzičkog
Professor Herceg struggling with difficulties, it is not easy to determine how students conveyed knowledge, and even harder to avoid the hatred of the disciples, and sympathy for the students. Arrival of television in school, a poll about the new school, students' imaginations and similar conditions will not relieve his problem.
Yellow
Milicioner 1
A girl with a nickname "Yelow one" lives in the whirlpool of modern metropola. Without experiencing childhood, naive and simpleminded, she becomes a wanderer, although she has a burning desire for home and quiet life. The big city life laws get her in troubles, sad and, at least for her, unintelligible...
King Ubu
Pil
Primitive, cowardly, greedy and fame seeking father Ubu, persuaded by his wife, mother Ubu, kills the honorable king Wenceslas and his family. This makes Ubu king of Poland. In the beginning he is popular and showers his subjects with gold coins. But, later on he brings on himself peoples rage when he decides to kill all the noblemen and officials and introduces unreasonable taxes. Russian czar Aleksey starts a military campaign against the bloody despot Ibi. After a defeat, Ubu and his wife escape to France.
The Apology of Socrates and Death
Fedon
The dramatization of Socrates' trial for spoiling the Athenian youth which resulted in his death sentence.