''Cabaret Balkan'' is a 1998 Serbian film directed by

Goran Paskaljević Goran Paskaljević ( sr-cyr, Горан Паскаљевић; ; 22 April 1947 – 25 September 2020) was a Serbian and former Yugoslav film director. Biography Born in Belgrade, he was raised by his grandparents in Niš in southern Serbia, foll ...

starring

Miki Manojlović Predrag "Miki" Manojlović ( sr-cyr, Предраг "Мики" Манојловић; born 5 April 1950) is a Serbian actor, famous for his starring roles in some of the most important films of former Yugoslav cinema. Since the early 1990s, he su ...

and

Nebojša Glogovac Nebojša "Glogi" Glogovac ( sr-Cyrl, Небојша Глоговац; 30 August 19699 February 2018) was an award-winning Serbian actor, notable for performances in theater, television and film. He was a member of the Children's Drama Group of ...

. Its original

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title is ''Буре барута'' (''Bure baruta'') which means ''Powder Keg''. It was released in English speaking countries under the title of ''Cabaret Balkan'', with the official reason for the name change being that

Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, producer, film director and musician. He has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actor ...

had already registered a film project under the title ''Powder Keg''. The film received a number of distinctions, including a

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award at the

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in 1998. It was based on a play by the same title by

Dejan Dukovski Dejan (Cyrillic: Дејан) is a Serbian names, Serbian masculine given name, derived from the Slavic verb ''dejati'', meaning "to act, to do". The name and the derived surname Dejanović are common among South Slavs. The name is first recorded ...

. The film was selected as the Serbian entry for the

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at the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Cast

– The Chain-Smoking Taxi Driver *

Sergej Trifunović Sergej Trifunović ( sr-cyr, Сергеј Трифуновић, ; born 2 September 1972) is a Serbian actor, comedian, singer, politician and citizen activist.

– The Young Man Who Takes the Bus Hostage *

Aleksandar Berček Aleksandar Berček ( sr-cyr, Александар Берчек; born 4 September 1950) is a Serbian actor. He performed in more than one hundred films since 1971. He graduated at the Academy for theater, film, radio and television. He was the dir ...

– Dimitrije, the Crippled Ex-Cop from the Local Cafe *

– Mane, the Homecoming Man *

Mirjana Karanović Mirjana Karanović ( sr-cyr, Мирјана Карановић; born 28 January 1957) is a Serbian actress, film director and screenwriter. Considered one of the best Serbian and Yugoslavian actresses of all time, she is probably the best known f ...

– Natalija, Mane's Ex-Fiancee * Dragan Jovanović – Kosta, the Man with the Oar, Natalia's New Boyfriend *

Vojislav Brajović Vojislav "Voja" Brajović ( sr-cyr, Војислав "Воја" Брајовић; born 11 May 1949) is a Serbian actor. Career Brajović graduated from the Belgrade Faculty of Drama Arts in 1971. He has been member of the Yugoslav Drama Theatre s ...

– Topuz Topi, the Ex-Student Revolutionary Trafficker * Nebojša Milovanović – The Bosnian Serb Son Who Doesn't Want to End Up Like His Father *

Lazar Ristovski Lazar "Laza" Ristovski ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Ристовски, born 26 October 1952) is a Serbian retired actor, director, producer and writer. He has appeared on stage about 4,000 times, and starred in over 40 films, TV series and TV dramas, ...

– The Boxer Who Takes the Train *

Dragan Nikolić Dragoslav "Dragan" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Драгослав Драган Николић, ; 20 August 1943 – 11 March 2016) was a Yugoslav and later, Serbian actor. Nikolić studied at Dramatic Arts Academy in Belgrade. In 1967 he starred in the ...

– John's Boxer Friend *

Bogdan Diklić Bogdan Diklić ( sr-Cyrl, Богдан Диклић; born 1 August 1953) is a Serbian actor. He has been active since the late 1970s and starred in over one hundred Yugoslav films and television series. Diklić made ten films with director Gora ...

– Jovan, the VW Driver * Toni Mihajlovski – George, the Eternal Culprit, Ana's Boyfriend *

Mirjana Joković Mirjana Joković ( sr-cyr, Мирјана Јоковић; born 24 November 1967) is a Serbian film and stage actress, best known for her role as Natalija Zovkov in Emir Kusturica's ''Underground'' (1995). She currently is Director of Performan ...

– Ana, the 'Flirt' on the Bus, George's Girlfriend *

Ivan Bekjarev Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

– The Man on the Bus Who Thinks He's Tough *

Mira Banjac Mira Banjac ( sr-Cyrl, Мира Бањац; born 4 November 1929) is a Serbian actress. She won a number of awards, including an award for her work in Mamaroš from Brasil and Golden Medal for Merits of Republic of Serbia. Selected filmograph ...

– The Bosnian Serb Mother *

Marko Urošević Marko may refer to: * Marko (given name) * Marko (surname) * Márkó, a village in Hungary See also *Marco (disambiguation) *Markko (disambiguation) *Marka (disambiguation) *Markov *Marku Marku is an Albanian surname. Notable people with the ...

– Aleksandar Viktorović, the young Yugo driver *

Danilo Stojković Danilo Stojković ( sr-cyr, Данило Стојковић; 11 August 1934 – 16 March 2002), commonly nicknamed Bata (Бата), was a Serbian theatre, television and film actor. Stojković's numerous comedic portrayals of the "small man fig ...

– Mr. Viktorović, Aleksandar's Father *

Milena Dravić Milena Dravić ( sr-Cyrl, Милена Дравић, ; 5 October 1940 – 14 October 2018) was a Yugoslav and Serbian film, television and theatre actress. Biography Born in Belgrade, Dravić became involved with performing arts at the age of fou ...

– The Lady on the Bus with the Hat and Fox Stole *

Nikola Ristanovski Nikola "Kole" Ristanovski (born 23 January 1969) is a Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation ...

– Boris, the Esoteric Cabaret Artist

References

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