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.
Direction
Kusturica orchestrates pure cinematic delirium.
Score
Gypsy brass that makes you want to smash plates joyfully.
Practical Effects
Real animals, real mess, real unstaged river energy.
Director
Emir Kusturica
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kusturica built an entire riverside village for filming; locals became extras, blurring fiction and documentary.
The 'cat on the fan' scene was unscripted—crew found a stray and Kusturica demanded it be incorporated immediately.
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