The Knife

The Knife

130 mins | Drama | March 19, 1999

In attempt to find out who he is and where his roots lie, Alija Osmanović discovers something far deeper and more important. He slowly discovers an evil that follows him as his destiny regardless of what his ancestors were called. Trying to find the reasons for this evil, he finds himself in a vicious circle. Running away from an irrational fear within him, he eventually finds the road to his faith.

The Knife

130 mins | Drama | March 19, 1999

The Knife
In attempt to find out who he is and where his roots lie, Alija Osmanović discovers something far deeper and more important. He slowly discovers an evil that follows him as his destiny regardless of what his ancestors were called. Trying to find the reasons for this evil, he finds himself in a vicious circle. Running away from an irrational fear within him, he eventually finds the road to his faith.
IMDb rating 8.5
Producers Monte Royal Pictures, Metrofilm
Original title Нож
Directors Miroslav Lekić
Writers Slobodan Stojanović, Igor Bojović, Vuk Drašković, Miroslav Lekić

Cast

Žarko Laušević

as Alija Osmanović / Ilija Jugović

Bojana Maljević

as Milica Janković

Aleksandar Berček

as Halil 'Sikter' Efendija

Ljiljana Blagojević

as Rabija Osmanović

Petar Božović

as Sabahudin Aga / Atifaga Tanović

Bata Živojinović

as Nićifor Jugović

Nikola Kojo

as Milan Vilenjak

Mira Banjac

as Nana Hikmeta

Dragan Maksimović

as Zulfikar

Marko Baćović

as Četnički vojvoda

Nebojša Bakočević

as Ustaški lekar

Branimir Brstina

as Vojnik za volanom

Vojin Ćetković

as Ljubo Nikšićanin

Slobodan Ćustić

as Husein Osmanović

Vladan Dujović

as Bojnik

Boris Isaković

as Hodža koji nasleđuje Valiju

Milutin Jevđenijević

as Jedan od Osmanovića

Nenad Jezdić

as Mladi Atifaga Tanović

Dubravko Jovanović

as Bratoljub Jugović, Alijin otac

Miodrag Kapor

as Mladi Jugović

Bojana Kovačević

as Ljubica

Miodrag Krivokapić

as Risto Krivodolac

Cvijeta Mesić

as Miličina tetka

Mihajlo 'Bata' Paskaljević

as Poslastičar

Ras Rastoder

as Šofer

Goran Sultanović

as Ustaški satnik

Dušan Tadić

as Profesor

Dragan Zarić

as Đorđe Vilenjak