''Složna braća'' is a 1995 Serbian television

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. Created and written by

Nele Karajlić Nenad Janković (; ; born 11 December 1962), known as Dr Nele Karajlić (), is a Yugoslav and Bosnian Serb musician, composer, comedian, actor, writer and television director living and working in Belgrade, Serbia. One of the founders of the N ...

and directed by , Karajlić, and

Nikola Pejaković Nikola Pejaković ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Пејаковић; born 16 September 1966) is a Serbian actor, screenwriter and musician. After finishing Secondary Art School he entered the Art Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, department of theat ...

the series achieved sizable popularity.

Overview

Taking place just after the end of the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

, the series is mostly set in the Halimić brothers owned

kafana Kafana is a type of local coffeehouse, bistro or tavern, common in the countries of Southeast Europe, which originally served coffee and other warm drinks while today usually also offer alcoholic beverages and food. Many kafanas feature live mus ...

named ''Složna braća'', located on a small patch of UN-controlled territory (covering 0.0675% of the country's territory, i.e. 564 m²) not claimed by any of the three warring sides.

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, and

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, otherwise very hostile to each other following a ferocious war, regularly visit the said kafana in no man's land in order to arrange mutual

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activities (

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and food trade, oil and

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, etc.). When the word gets around about an important weapons shipment passing through the territory that can supposedly completely change the division of power in the

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, the place becomes a lively hub of deal-making and skulduggery.

Cast

Main

* Vladimir "Čobi" Savčić as Fikret "Fiko" Halimić * Davor Dujmović as Mustafa "Mute" Halimić *

Goran Sultanović Goran may refer to: Ethnic groups *Gorane, or Goran, an ethnic group of northern Africa *Goran (Kurdish tribe), an ethnic group of the Middle East *Gorani (ethnic group), an ethnic group of southeastern Europe Other uses *Göran, a Swedish name * ...

as Adnan "Čenga" Čengić *

Živojin Milenković Živojin "Žika" Milenković ( sr-cyr, Живојин "Жика" Миленковић: 26 January 1928 – 18 March 2008) was a Serbian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1959 to 2004. Selected filmography References E ...

as Vojo Kecman *

Zoran Cvijanović Zoran "Cvija" Cvijanović ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран "Цвија" Цвијановић; born 25 January 1958) is a Serbian actor and producer. He has starred in over 70 films and television series with his most notable role coming in the drama series ...

as Zoran "Kiza" Valuta *

as Miljenko Ćutuk *

Petar Božović Petar Božović (; born 22 May 1946) is a Serbian actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theat ...

as Manjina Liska *Nataša Ninković as Srebrenka *

as Čorba *

Seka Sablić Jelisaveta "Seka" Sablić ( sr-cyr, Јелисавета "Сека" Саблић; born 13 June 1942) is a Serbian actress. She has performed in theatre houses in Belgrade and on TV and film. She is the winner of major theatre awards in Serbia and ...

as Milena *

Darko Ostojić Darko Ostojić (; born 23 March 1965), known by his nickname Ogi, is a Bosnian musician and actor. He first found mainstream success for his portrayal of Minka and Cane Prebranac in the TV Sarajevo sketch comedy series ''Top lista nadrealista'' ...

as Mehmed "Memara" Halimić and Nana *

Mirsad Tuka Mirsad Tuka (19 June 1965 – 11 July 2023) was a Bosnian actor. He made his film debut in the comedy-drama ''Holiday in Sarajevo'' (1991). He had since appeared in films such as ''Remake'' (2003), ''All for Free'' (2006), ''Cirkus Columbia'' (20 ...

as Sabe

Production

The series was shot from June until September 1995, mostly in RTS' Košutnjak studios in

Filmski Grad Filmski Grad ( sr-cyr, Филмски Град) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica. Location Filmski Grad is a small neighborhood (sub-neighborhood of Košutnjak, ...

Reception

The series premiered on Friday, 5 January 1996 in

prime time Prime time, or peak time, is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for television shows. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...

on RTS, achieving high viewership rates in

FR Yugoslavia The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe locate ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Slozna Braca Serbian comedy television series Radio Television of Serbia original programming 1995 Serbian television series debuts 1995 Serbian television series endings Serbian-language television shows 1990s Serbian television series