Never Speak Ill of the Dead

1984 1h 35m SH

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 4

Comedy

Synopsis

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Tragicomic story about Communist activist who wants to bring the benefits of Communism to the inhabitants of a Serbian village after WW2.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Zvonko Lepetić
Radiša
Radmila Živković
Tankosava
Borivoje Todorović
Pop Jordan
Bogdan Diklić
Buđoni
Petar Kralj
Drug Sredoje
Pavle Vuisić
Vuk Lukić
Dragoljub Milosavljević 'Gula'
Cane
Sanja Vejnović
Ružica

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Predrag Antonijević
Writers: Predrag Antonijević, Dušan Perković
Languages: Serbo-Croatian
Countries: Yugoslavia

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Zvonko Lepetić and Radmila Živković and Borivoje Todorović carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087823 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Predrag Antonijević directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Yugoslavia. Dialogue in Serbo-Croatian.

Trivia

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Zvonko Lepetić and Radmila Živković and Borivoje Todorović carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0087823 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
6Classified under 9 themes, including "suicide", "priest", "voting", "coal mine".