Slobodan Aleksić

The story takes place in Nis, towards the end of the nineteenth century, during the calm down of the stormy historic events which led to final liberation of southern Serbian parts from Turkish occupation. The comedy is about celebrating traditional saint's day feast, organized by Ivko and how his guests test the Serbian hospitality.

Juste après la guerre, le lycéen yougoslave Ive rejoint les victorieux partisans de Tito envoyés purger les zones rurales des monarchistes, prêtres et collaborateurs qui s’y trouvent... Le cinéaste yougoslave Zivojin Pavlovic relate de façon désillusionnée les purges sanguinaires de l’après-guerre (1969).

"The Written Off" is a famous Serbian TV miniseries, that was very popular in former Yugoslavia, originally airing in 1974. Due to its popularity, Radio Television of Serbia has shown reruns of the series ten times, the last re-run starting in 2012. The series has achieved something of a cult status among its audience and still attracts an estimated 3 million viewers with its last rerun. Idea of series derives from exploits of freedom fighters in Belgrade during World War II, and all the characters and events are fictitious.