“He madly loved adventure, women, money, blood and power”
After returning from the Eastern Front to their small Croatian village as veterans of the First World War, Jovan Stanisavljević (nicknamed Čaruga) and his comrade known only as Mali join forces with the gang led by a local bandit and communist revolutionary Boža The Red. After Boža is brutally murdered by law enforcement officials, Čaruga takes over as the gang's leader, turning them into a bloodthirsty troop that won't take no for an answer.
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Cast
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Ivo Gregurević
Čaruga
Also in
The Big Town
The Blacks
Davor Janjić
Mali
Known for
On the Milky Road
Life Is a Miracle
Branka Trlin-Matula
Manda
Also in
Operation Barbarossa
Sokol Did Not Love Him
Branislav Lečić
Crveni Božo
Known for
Underground
Dejan Aćimović
Matota
Known for
The Parade
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
Filip Šovagović
Krmpotić
Known for
No Man's Land
Nenad Stojanovski
Lajtnant
Also in
The Premiere
The Verdict
Petar Arsovski
Ćurković
Also in
Shadows over the Balkans
Flat Hill
Gojmir Lešnjak 'Gojc'
Ugljenac
Also in
Trieste Is Ours!
Mr Professor
Mladen Budiščak
Župan
Also in
If It Kills Me
You Love Only Once
Slavko Juraga
Matejko
Known for
The Peacemaker
Branko Meničanin
Prodanović
Also in
The Last Socialist Artefact
The Diary of the Great Perica
Rajko Grlić Director · Ivan Kušan Screenplay Goran Bregović Composer
First release April 11, 1991 · Produced in Serbia, Croatia · Languages Croatian, German, Russian
Production
Viba film
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Hrvatska Radiotelevizija
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Maestro Film
Production
Serbia · Croatia
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Original title
Čaruga
Original language
Croatian
Spoken on screen
Croatian · German · Russian
Release dates
Serbia · April 11, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Croatia
August 11, 1991 · Theatrical
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