Black Cat, White Cat (1998)

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127 min - Comedy | Music | Romance - 1 June 1998 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

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Matko is a small time hustler, living by the Danube with his 17 year old son Zare. After a failed business deal he owes money to the much more successful gangster Dadan... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Bajram Severdzan	...	Matko Destanov
	Srdjan Todorovic	...	Dadan Karambolo (as Srdan Todorovic)
	Branka Katic	...	Ida
	Florijan Ajdini	...	Zare Destanov
	Ljubica Adzovic	...	Sujka
	Zabit Memedov	...	Zarije Destanov
	Sabri Sulejmani	...	Grga Pitic
	Jasar Destani	...	Grga Veliki
	Stojan Sotirov	...	Bulgarian Customs Officer
	Predrag Lakovic	...	Priest (as Predrag-Pepi Lakovic)
	Miki Manojlovic	...	Priest (as Predrag-Miki Manojlovic)
	Salija Ibraimova	...	Afrodita
	Zdena Hurtocakova	...	Black Obelisk
	Adnan Bekir	...	Grga Mali
	Irfan Jagli	...	Bodyguard

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Storyline

Matko is a small time hustler, living by the Danube with his 17 year old son Zare. After a failed business deal he owes money to the much more successful gangster Dadan. Dadan has a sister, Afrodita, that he desperately wants to see get married so they strike a deal: Zare is to marry her. But none of the two care much for an arranged marriage: Zare is in love with Ida, Afrodita is waiting for the man of her dreams. Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language, drug use and some violence See all certifications »

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Romany | Serbian | Bulgarian | German

Release Date:

1 June 1998 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) See more »

Also Known As:

Gato negro, gato blanco See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$15,359 (USA) (12 September 1999) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$348,660 (USA) (12 December 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CiBy 2000, Pandora Filmproduktion, Komuna See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min | Germany: 123 min (DVD version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

In the scene where mob boss Dadan (played by Srdjan Todorovic) talks about his father spinning in his grave, the picture on the wall is of his real life father Bora Todorovic, who played a mob boss in Emir Kusturica's Time of the Gypsies. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Zare escapes from Dadan on the ladder, Dadan catches him by the right ear. In the next shot he is holding Zare's left ear. See more »

Crazy Credits

In the opening credits, the name of the movie isn't spelled out; a picture
of a black cat and a white cat is shown instead. See more »

Connections

Featured in Maradona by Kusturica (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ne dolazi"
is covered by Matko
Original music composed by R. Vuckovic
Original lyrics by D. Tukacovic See more »

Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
Crna macka, beli macor (original title)

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