Tito and Me

This is among the best films I've ever seen.

The movie is a tribute to individuality. Zoran is a 10-year-old boy but he is his own man despite being surrounded by peer pressure and communist propaganda. There are so many quirks in his personality that one can't help but to like him.

It is the kind of movie that would not get made in Hollywood in a million years.

When this film was made in 1992 Yugoslavia entered its bloody wars of disintegration.

Author wanted to show to the public that love of the Marshal Tito by his peoples at the same time carried seeds of the wars which were conducted between 1992 and 1995.

Just as any Communist leader he created cult of the personality around himself and a very dangerous clique of the inner circle and even more dangerous Yugoslav National Army (JNA) which in the end decided to shoot at its own peoples.

Just as we all found out that it was all a farce in the end, so does the principle character finds out that he was an idiot by writing about Tito that he loves him more then his own parents. How in the Earth a Serb kid could write something like that about a Croat?

If you are interested in the former Yugoslavia this is a must see.

Brilliant Plot, Acting is once in a lifetime. The Historical reference's are on the money. Politcally correct for that time period, and the spirit of the people is dead on.Character development leaves you with the feeling you have meet them before. Lighting, costume, script are to die for.The children are complete and believable as 1954 Yugoslavia. I was almost waiting for Italian subtitles. Every actor carried their own weight on the story. The dream sequence's are original, full of Historical footage and well edited in to the theme and story development. Close quarters living is the thread that ties the plot and development together.

"Tito i ja" is one of the best Yugoslavian movie creations ever. A tale of a boy growing up in a world divided between communists and the "other" ones, gives a great representation of Yugoslavian socialism. Unfortunately, many parts of this movie are not easy to understand unless a viewer is very familiar with the life of Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslavia, etc.

"Tito and I" is a very entertaining comedy. Although it touches on some serious issues such as political indoctrination and idolatry of communist leaders, I think the main point of the movie is not to make us think about these serious issues, but to laugh at them. Indeed, the movie gives the viewer plenty of reasons to be amused. It will be difficult not to enjoy it, trust me!

The cast includes two actors the I've seen in other Yugoslav movies: Miki Manojlovic (Underground and Black cat, white cat) and Lazar Ristovski (Underground)

Have fun!