Special Education
feature film, drama, Yugoslavia, 1977
DIRECTED BY: Goran Marković
CAST:
Slavko Štimac (Pera Trta),
Bekim Fehmiu (Žarko Munižaba),
Aleksandar Berček (Ljupče),
Ljubiša Samardžić (Cane)
SCRIPT:
Goran Marković,
Miroslav Simić
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Živko Zalar
MUSIC:
Zoran Simjanović
EDITING:
Vuksan Lukovac
Synopsis:
Pera Trta goes to a Belgrade home for underage delinquents from the provinces. At the same time, a new teacher, Žarko, arrives and begins utilizing peculiar methods in his work with the young offenders. Pera and Žarko’s destinies converge around the youngest offender, Ljupče, who refuses to speak and interact with anyone.
This film questions the relationships between its plastic characters, and offers a social and psychological portrayal of urban delinquency. In 1977, this film won an award at the Mannheim film festival as the best debut work.
color, 110 min