A bathroom queue at 6am: the Yugoslavian nightmare that launched a comedy empire.
At 56 years of age Mita Pantic is still only a junior clerk in his company. Another typical workday for him is starting at 6 a.m. as frustration awaits at every turn from the moment he gets up. Trying to get ready to go to work, he can barely get a turn to use the bathroom in the crowded apartment. Other members of the household are not without their frustrations either, meaning that nagging and shouting are a staple of their home life at any time of day.
Acting
Nikola Simić's permanently defeated face—an entire performance in sighs.
Production
The apartment set: claustrophobia as architectural character.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes passive-aggression into art form.
Director
Milivoje 'Mića' Milošević
Nikola Simić
Dimitrije Mita Pantić
Milan 'Lane' Gutović
Srećko Šojić
Rahela Ferari
Mitina majka
Ružica Sokić
Persida Pantić
Irfan Mensur
Profesor 'Japanac'
Lepa Brena
Lepa Brena
Jelica Sretenović
Podstanarka
Danica Maksimović
Mira Pantić
Gojko Baletić
Branko Pantić
Predrag Tasovac
Lekar
Vladan Živković
Oliver Nedeljković
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Launched Yugoslavia's most successful comedy franchise—five sequels spanning 1982-1996, becoming a ritual New Year's Eve broadcast.
The cramped apartment was based on director Milošević's own Belgrade housing block experience; extras were actual residents.
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