Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestStory about Matan, professional beggar, smuggler, and trickster, his childhood and adult adventures with his family. It is shown as retrospective, while Matan is hiding from the authorities in the mental institution.
Acting
Šerbedžija's Matan—charm so thick you forgive every scam.
Writing
Frame story that questions its own narrator's sanity.
Production
1980s Yugoslavia captured in glorious, gritty authenticity.
Creator
Ivan Raos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references a Croatian proverb about illegitimate sons—Raos weaponized folk wisdom into working-class social critique.
Šerbedžija was already Yugoslavia's biggest star; he took a massive pay cut because he believed Matan was 'the role of the decade.' He was right.
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