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The Marathon Family is a film of genre Drama with Bogdan Diklić
The Marathon Family (1982)
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Add to a movie listThe Marathon Family (Serbo-Croatian: Maratonci trče počasni krug, lit. The Marathoners Run the Lap of Honour, or often simply Maratonci) is a 1982 comedy film written by Dušan Kovačević and directed by Serbian director Slobodan Šijan. It has a cult film status in Serbia as well as other countries from the former Yugoslavia region, and is regarded as one of the classics of Yugoslav Serbian cinematography.
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The story takes place in an unnamed small Serbian town in 1935, and focuses on the Topalović family consisting of six generations of undertakers: gravely ill Pantelija, wheelchair-bound Maksimilijan who's also mute and nearly deaf, rheumatic Aksentije, sober-minded Milutin, impulsive and narcissistic Laki, and young and naive Mirko. Constantly bickering amongst each other, the latest family arguments arise from the youngest son, Mirko, not wanting to continue the family business of coffin-making. Deeply in love with a local girl Kristina, the daughter of a local hoodlum Bili Piton, he's looking to avoid the career path of his father, grandfather, great grandfather, etc.Actors
Bogdan Diklić
(Mirko Topalović)
Danilo Stojković
(Laki Topalović)
Pavle Vuisić
(Milutin Topalović)
Mija Aleksić
(Aksentije Topalović)
Milivoje Tomić
(Maksimilijan Topalović)
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