ŠMEKER

The story of a young man from the suburb who gets his experience on the street and in bars. Directed by Zoran Amar this 1986 counter culture film is celebrating it's 30th anniversary with a brand new 2K digital remastering from the original film negitive. Look for the blu-ray coming soon.

Director: Zoran Amar

Production: Union Film

Released: 1986

ŠMEKER Stills

Ratko Tankosić as Šhukrija (in the back) & Žarko Laušević as Pavle

Dragan Maksimović as Whitey, Rajko Prodanović, Petar Ilić & Ljupco Todorovski as Whitey's Gang

Žarko Laušević as Pavle, Goran Sultanović as his Brother & Mirjana Sretenović as Brother's Wife

Zoran Radmilović as Uncle Dača & Tatjana Beljakova as Mother Rada

Maja Mitic as Lela

Žarko Laušević as Pavle & Ratko Tankosić as Šhukrija

Zoran Amar as a Passer-By & Žarko Laušević as Pavle

Dragan Maksimović as Whitey

Žarko Laušević as Pavle

Dragan Maksimović as Whitey, Žarko Laušević as Pavle, Rajko Prodanović, Petar Ilić & Ljupco Todorovski as Whitey's Gang

Zoran Radmilović as Uncle Dača, Maja Mitic as Lela & Žarko Laušević as Pavle

Maja Mitic as Lela, Dragan Maksimović as Whitey, Rajko Prodanović, Petar Ilić & Ljupco Todorovski as Whitey's Gang

Dragan Maksimović as Whitey & Žarko Laušević as Pavle

Zoran Radmilović as Uncle Dača

Žarko Laušević as Pavle

Tatjana Beljakova as Mother Rada & Predrag-Pepi Laković as Tata Paja

Žarko Laušević as Pavle

Last shot of the film, censored and cut out from the film before its opening in February of 1986.

Šmeker and I never parted ways during the past 30 years. At times it was very painful to keep the connection alive, but Šmeker was - and still is - my small and proud contribution in the easily forgotten legacy of Yugoslav cinema. I left behind my country, family, friends and everything that was familiar to me, but I never left Šmeker behind. The film has transcended time and distance and refused to fade into a museum of nostalgia and sad memories.

-Zoran Amar (2015)