
Predrag Laković
Actor · 1929 – 1997 · Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
He was born on March 28, 1929 in Skopje. He completed his secondary education in Peć. After completing his education, he enrolled at the Academy of Theater Arts and studied in the class with Oliver Marković, Đuza Stojiljković, Vlasta Velisavljević, Mihailo Viktorović. He graduated in 1952 in the class of Professor Mate Milosević. In Paris, he perfected pantomime with Marcel Marceau and Jacques Lecoq. He started his acting career on the stage of the Belgrade Drama Theater. He is remembered for the roles of ordinary people, mostly marginalized, melancholic recluses and bohemians. In 1987, he received the October Award of the City of Belgrade.
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Movie7.6ComedyRomanceA small-time hustler makes a deal with a notorious gangster to whom he owes money: marry his teenage son to the latter's daughter. However, the young lovers are not as agreeable.
Movie7.3DramaIn a post-WWII Yugoslavia still under Stalinist rule in the 1950s, six-year-old Malik is oblivious as to why his father, Mehmed, has suddenly disappeared. In truth, Mehmed has been sent to a labor camp as punishment for acts of sexual indiscretion involving young girls. Malik's mother, Senija, however, has no answers, and the family must cope in the father's absence.
Movie7.0TV MovieDramaMilos Crnjanski, the great Serbian writer, returns home after the turmoil and chaos of the First World War. Tired and disappointed, he decides to spend night at the local brothel.
Movie10.0TV MovieDramaTheatre adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s timeless drama first published in 1901, about narrow-mindedness, exclusivism, containing one’s self in some arbitrary, imaginary borders, strict divisions… All these traits help to define the various situations and human relations within the text.
Movie6.6RomanceComedyAn old man named Zivojin Markovic, living in a remote village prays for his grandson Cane to go to the city, sell his cow and bring back a wife. In the city he is supposed to meet up with his grandfather's stepbrother, but this man is dead. Instead, he meets this man's two grandsons, two good-natured brothers who are nevertheless small-time criminals and experts in demolition. Cane soon clicks with these men, and also falls in love with a schoolgirl (Jasna), who he wants to marry as part of his testament with his grandfather. He gets involved in this girl's family affairs, rescuing both her and her mother from prostitution and gangsters headed by a man called Bajo, and the new group of people return to the small village in time to celebrate Zivojin's wedding to his neighbor, despite the gangsters' best efforts to stop the celebration, which results in a double wedding.
Movie8.0ComedyDramaBlack ant Ameisen, the infantry ant, got mixed up in war and love turmoils. He's an experienced military slacker who does not respect strict military standards, but performs each task successfully. Red ants, headed by their clumsy general, are on the war path with black ants. Unfortunately for both sides, war happened because of a jar of moldy marmalade.
Movie6.6DramaHistoryIn 1389, the Serbian prince Lazar Hrebeljanović refused to submit to the Turkish Sultan Murat, who was invading Serbia with a large army, in order to continue conquering Europe through it.
Movie4.6WarDramaAfter the end of World War II, a young partisan falls in love with a German secretary who is captured and imprisoned by partisans. He decides to free her and escape with her.
Movie7.6ComedyRomanceAngel and the devil fight for the soul of a Belgrade playboy who made a young girl pregnant.
MovieComedyThe 13th story from the "Singles" anthology. A sick and forgotten actress gets attention from two actors, but what is their goal?
Movie9.0TV MovieDramaA Belgrade TV adaptation of the 17the century Slavic folk ballad, which relates that following a battle, whilst lying wounded, Hassan-aga summons his wife Fatima, who was unwilling to accompany him to the battlefield.
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It follows the events at the University of Belgrade that were the basis for this dramatic story. Students are on strike, and the story of Josip Broz’s illegal stay in Belgrade is taking place in parallel. It takes place at a time when Broz is taking over the leadership of the Party.
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Professor of mathematics (played by Petar Kralj) confesses to the famous writer Ivo Andric (played by Tihomir Stanic). The professor’s psychological drama starts off when he picks up a package addressed to a certain lady. In her gratitude, the professor sees a discreet romantic sign.
Movie7.7DramaComedyConvinced that his subtenant is a spy and an enemy of the state, Ilija Čvorović falls into deep paranoia which leads to an absurd and destructive chain of events.
Movie10.0TV MovieDramaA young journalist is trying to get an interview at any cost – a true life story from a famous actor who retired from public life. But to him, nothing is more valuable than it used to be, neither women, nor jobs. Everything became a thing of the past and went into deep oblivion.
Movie6.7ComedyDramaRaša is 30, lives with his alcoholic father and trying, and failing, to make ends meet by giving literature lessons to teenage girls and hosting a program on the local radio, presenting new books and interviewing authors. Ivan, a promising judo fighter in his teenage years, has since had a history of neurosis, psychotic episodes, hospitalization, being heavily medicated, involvement in various occult groups and practices, prior to having been baptized in the Orthodox Church.
Movie5.0TV MovieFamily"Bozicna pesma" is made on the basis of Christmas Poems written by Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj.
Movie6.1DramaA story of a young man from the suburb, who gets his experience on the street and in bars. His girlfriend belongs to the same environment. When he goes to army, she tries to get away, giving the only thing she has - her good looks. She poses nude for some magazine. Seeing that photo, the young man escapes from the army, demanding an explanation. His return to a place where he once belonged, causes questioning of himself, discussions with so-called friends, and finally with the girl...
Movie7.6ComedyDramaThe staff of elementary school prepare the retirement party for their cleaning woman. The complicated relations within the school will emerge to the surface on the same night.
Movie8.0DramaAdventures of an idealistic old Communist whose treasured watch is stolen by a magpie but who overcomes all difficulties.
Movie8.0TV MovieDramaIn Skopje in 1939 a family of a disabled bricklayer clashes over tradition, patriarchal morality and modern world views as fascism and World War II loom on the horizon.
Movie6.4DramaScience FictionIn a near-future Belgrade, a DJ stirs up trouble with his rocking anti-establishment broadcasts. After his station is shut down, he takes to the street and starts transmitting revolution with the police hot on his trail.
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The manager of a whorehouse is in love with a young woman who works as a maid, there. He believes that his feelings are reciprocated, but the woman chooses instead to marry a rich man who has also been courting her. Punctuating the story of this romance are a magician's show, and an earthquake.
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TV8.6ComedyThe adventures of Paja and Jare, the two honest and good-natured truck drivers and partners in business. They meet various people while on the road, which mostly turns out bad for them, but at the end it's their friendship that saves the day.
TV9.0DramaA moving story about the residents of correctional facility, rejected by parents and environment. Going through a strict regimen of life in the home, they are constantly trying to reverse the fate in their favor. Although they were given a chance to change, their actions always return to the beginning. Constantly on the border between personal whims and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become humans, they remain as wolves who find hard to change their mood. What finally remains is a perpetual dilemma whether their fate is innate, or is it forced by the communities in which they grew up...
TVDramaCrimePerhan is a gypsy teenager with telekinetic powers. A wealthy gypsy, Ahmed, visits the village and promises to get Perhan's sister the medical treatment she needs if they join him to Italy. Perhan soon discovers that Ahmed's business activities are in fact quite shady and he is soon lured into the elder's corrupt surroundings. An extended television version of Kusturica's 1988 film of the same name.
TV10.0DramaA biopic of an influential Serbian political activist, literary critic and philosopher. Svetozar Markovic developed an activist anthropological philosophy with a definite program of social change, which set foundations for socialist ideals in his homeland.
TV10.0ComedyFamily"Laku noć, deco" (Goodnight, Children) is a beloved Serbian puppet television series produced by Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). Set in a whimsical forest, the show features a cast of charming animal puppets—including the wise Owl, the gentle Bear, and the playful Rabbit—portraying them not just as neighbors, but as a close-knit family. Designed as a "bedtime story" format for toddlers and young children, each short episode focuses on themes of friendship, kindness, and nature. With its soft aesthetics, poetic dialogue, and calming atmosphere, the series became a cultural cornerstone for generations, serving as a gentle transition into sleep for millions of children.