
The Truman Show(1998)
An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.



Danilo 'Bata' Stojković
Ilija Čvorović

Zvonko Lepetić
Đura Čvorović

Mira Banjac
Danica Čvorović

Borivoje Todorović
Petar Markov Jakovljević

Branka Petrić
Novinarka

Sonja Savić
Sonja Čvorović

Predrag Laković
Profesor

Milivoje 'Mića' Tomić
Doktor

Velimir Živojinović
Prodavac palačinki

Milan Štrljić
Inspektor Dražić
Balkan Spy is a drama, comedy film released in 1984 exploring themes of espionage, paranoia, joseph stalin, hostage-taking, communism, stalinism. Directed by Dušan Kovačević, it stars Danilo 'Bata' Stojković, Zvonko Lepetić, Mira Banjac. Convinced that his subtenant is a spy and an enemy of the state, Ilija Čvorović falls into deep paranoia which leads to an absurd and destructive chain of events.
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