Based on a short story of Ivo Andrić, famous Yugoslav Nobel Prize winner, this film is set in Sarajevo during WW2. Mento is a humble, poor Jew who runs a caffe. Stjepan is a man of unknown background, with no social or psychological dimension, who joined Nazis to leave any sort of trace behind himself.

Cast & crew

Emir Kusturica

Director

Boro Stjepanović

Mento Papo

Bogdan Diklić

Stjepan Ković

Nada Đurevska

Agata

Z

Zaim Muzaferija

Nail

A

Ante Vican

Avgustin

Zijah Sokolović

Zike

F

Fadil Karup

Faćo

B

Bahra Šapović

Gošća

S

Seša Vukosavljević

Majka

Ranko Gučevac

Ustaša I

M

Muris Oručević

Ustaša II

Z

Zlatko Martinčević

Ustaša III

V

Vasja Stanković

Starac

M

Miro Matović

Gost

Rade Marković

Narrator (voice)