Black Cat, White Cat (1998) on Netflix
Matko Destanov, a small-time smuggler on the Danube, owes money to the gangster Dadan Karambolo. To clear the debt, Matko agrees that his son Zare will marry Dadan's sister Afrodita.
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Plot summary
Matko Destanov and his son Zare scrape a living by the Danube in eastern Serbia. Matko plans to steal a train of smuggled fuel and borrows money from the old gangster Grga Pitić, a friend of his father Zarije. Dadan, a rich gangster who keeps a harem and cheats at gambling, drugs Matko's drink and takes the fuel, leaving Matko unable to repay the loan. Dadan offers to forgive the debt if Zare marries his sister Afrodita, and Zare hears of the arrangement from Ida, a barmaid at the place run by her grandmother Sujka. Zare, seventeen, loves Ida, and Afrodita has her own hopes for a husband.
Cast
- Adnan Bekiras Grga Mali
- Jasar Destanias Grga Veliki
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
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- Emir Kusturica was so hurt by aggressive criticism from several French intellectuals over his Palme d'Or-winning film Underground that he publicly announced his retirement from movies at the age of 41.
- Kusturica originally envisioned his comeback as a documentary about Gypsy music with the working title Musika Akrobatika, but he added narrative flourishes of his own until it became the fictional feature Black Cat, White Cat.
