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Crna mačka, beli mačor in Serbian, or Black Cat, White Cat in English, is a Serbian comedy/romance movie directed by Emir Kusturica in 1998.

Plot

Matko is living as a small-time salesman and profiteer with his son Zare by the River Danube. He has plans to acquire a whole train of smuggled fuel, which he finds at cut-price. An ally of his (Dadan), a rich, fun-living, drug-snorting gangster type, however, glitches up the deal, meaning that Matko owes Dadan a lot of cash. Matko cannot afford to pay, so Dadan makes a deal whereby Dadan's midget sister and Matko's son, Zare get married and the slate is wiped clean. The two reluctantly endure the wedding ceremony, but the bride runs away mid-ceremony, where she stumbles across a six-foot plus giant, who is willing to protect her from her villanous brother, and the couple fall instantly in love. The groom meanwhile grabs a priest at gunpoint and orders him to annul the marriage so he can marry his sweetheart, and the two sail off together on a riverboat with a fistful of cash stashed in his grandfather's accordion.

There are many recurring gags throughout the film, for example a scene where a pig is devouring a rusty old Trabant, and the appearance of two cats (a black one and a white one).

Only Italians and Yugoslavians understood that the film is strongly inspired by one of the best Italian comics, Alan Ford by Roberto Raviola and Luciano Secchi. In a scene of the film you can clearly see one of the characters reading an issue of the Yugoslavian version of Alan Ford.

Cast

Bajram Severdzan - Matko Destanov
Srđan Todorović
- Dadan Karambolo
Branka Katic - Ida
Florijan Ajdini - Zare Destanov
Ljubica Adzovic - Sujka
Zabit Memedov - Zarije Destanov
Sabri Sulejman - Grga Pitic
Jasar Destani - Grga Veliki

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