First part of long running classic comedy series successful all over former Yugoslavia.
Plot: The story about Dimitrije Mita Pantic (Nikola Simic) bureaucratic clerk of lower clerking rank, who expects promotion any day now, for over twenty years. He has completely dysfunctional family. Younger son (Aleksandar Todorovic) has problems at high school with his English teacher (Irfan Mensur), who kids call "Japanac" (Japaneese), because he always talks about Japanese efficiency. The older one needs money all the time for stationeries for his astronomy major on college, which he can't seem to pass. Daughter (Danica Maksimovic) wants to get married and wants money to "improve" herself as a catch. Wife (Ruzica Sokic) who runs the household, wants money for new appliances, and Dimitrije's mother (Rahela Ferari) always complains how things were better in the old days. They also have a women who lives in the nationalized room in their apartment (Jelica Sretenovic), with whom they don't get along at all. She promises them that she'll go if they pay her to go. Dimitrije on top of all this has a corrupt boss Srecko Sojic (Milan Gutovic) who occasionally makes deal for the firm and skins a bonus for himself from the deals. Only tree things keep Dimitrije going: Bettings, lottery and possibility of promotion. All the family problems slowly escalate, and the day when one promotion will be given is coming. End plot.
This comedy of situation is in fact satire of socialist bureaucracy that chews up the little guy in its process. Nikola Simic plays the perfect average Joe and he is very likable character. When he finally loses his temper and decides to give everyone what they deserve he instantly becomes the hero for the audience. That is way the series was so successful. Not to mention great cast, and good screenplay (not so good in later sequels).
Soundtrack for the movie was done by one of the best rock groups in former Yugoslavia, Riblja Corba (Fish Soup). Some of the memorable songs include "U dva ce cistaci odneti djubre" (At two A.M. the garbageman will take the garbage) as the fitting opening number, or "Pravila, Pravila" (Rules, Rules) as the closing number.
Actually this is one of the first movies to have a full soundtrack, and one of first movies in which the soundtrack was used to follow the storyline.
Direction is very good and the locations are well chosen. Jokes and gags will stick to you, and you'll want to check out all the sequels later undoubtedly.
Plot: The story about Dimitrije Mita Pantic (Nikola Simic) bureaucratic clerk of lower clerking rank, who expects promotion any day now, for over twenty years. He has completely dysfunctional family. Younger son (Aleksandar Todorovic) has problems at high school with his English teacher (Irfan Mensur), who kids call "Japanac" (Japaneese), because he always talks about Japanese efficiency. The older one needs money all the time for stationeries for his astronomy major on college, which he can't seem to pass. Daughter (Danica Maksimovic) wants to get married and wants money to "improve" herself as a catch. Wife (Ruzica Sokic) who runs the household, wants money for new appliances, and Dimitrije's mother (Rahela Ferari) always complains how things were better in the old days. They also have a women who lives in the nationalized room in their apartment (Jelica Sretenovic), with whom they don't get along at all. She promises them that she'll go if they pay her to go. Dimitrije on top of all this has a corrupt boss Srecko Sojic (Milan Gutovic) who occasionally makes deal for the firm and skins a bonus for himself from the deals. Only tree things keep Dimitrije going: Bettings, lottery and possibility of promotion. All the family problems slowly escalate, and the day when one promotion will be given is coming. End plot.
This comedy of situation is in fact satire of socialist bureaucracy that chews up the little guy in its process. Nikola Simic plays the perfect average Joe and he is very likable character. When he finally loses his temper and decides to give everyone what they deserve he instantly becomes the hero for the audience. That is way the series was so successful. Not to mention great cast, and good screenplay (not so good in later sequels).
Soundtrack for the movie was done by one of the best rock groups in former Yugoslavia, Riblja Corba (Fish Soup). Some of the memorable songs include "U dva ce cistaci odneti djubre" (At two A.M. the garbageman will take the garbage) as the fitting opening number, or "Pravila, Pravila" (Rules, Rules) as the closing number.
Actually this is one of the first movies to have a full soundtrack, and one of first movies in which the soundtrack was used to follow the storyline.
Direction is very good and the locations are well chosen. Jokes and gags will stick to you, and you'll want to check out all the sequels later undoubtedly.