Balkan Spy (1984)
- Original title
- Балкански шпијун
- Directed by
- Dušan Kovačević
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 63 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A paranoid former Stalinist retiree becomes convinced his sub-tenant is a foreign spy. He spies on the man and plots to expose him, driven by his own tortured past.
paranoidabsurddarkly comictenseclaustrophobictragicomicslow-burn
What happens
Balkan Spy (Serbo-Croatian: Balkanski špijun, Serbian Cyrillic: Балкански шпијун) is a 1984 Yugoslav comedy drama film directed by Dušan Kovačević and Božidar Nikolić. It is based on a play of the same title. The film is primarily set in Belgrade. It centers on Ilija Čvorović, a paranoid retiree and former Stalinist, who served two years in prison because of his political beliefs. Because of his paranoia, he pursues his sub-tenant, a returnee from France, whom he sees as an agent of dark imperialist forces, an enemy of the state, and a spy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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