Nikola Ristanovski

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Upside Down (2007)

Jan is the type of romantic malcontent who can't find rest, who continually hurts people and gets hurt himself. This dark, raw and uncompromising Macedonian film presents a gloomy testimony of the degradation of the life of the individual and society as a whole.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Igor Ivanov Izi
CAST:  Milan Tocinovski  •  Sanja Trajković  •  Slaviša Kajevski  •  Nikola Ristanovski

Jan is the type of romantic malcontent who can't find rest, who continually hurts people and gets hurt himself. This dark, raw and uncompromising Macedonian film presents a gloomy testimony of the degradation of the life of the individual and society as a whole.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Igor Ivanov Izi
CAST:  Milan Tocinovski  •  Sanja Trajković  •  Slaviša Kajevski  •  Nikola Ristanovski

Storks in the Fog (2009)

Švaba, Marina, Ekser and Dule live and work peacefully in Baranda. However, a few days before the New Year, Špricer, Ekser and Dule's friend from early youth, arrives, who is in trouble and asks for their help. This TV film was made as a continuation of a popular ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goran Gajić
CAST:  Dragan Bjelogrlić  •  Srđan 'Žika' Todorović  •  Nikola Đuričko  •  Branimir Brstina

Švaba, Marina, Ekser and Dule live and work peacefully in Baranda. However, a few days before the New Year, Špricer, Ekser and Dule's friend from early youth, arrives, who is in trouble and asks for their help. This TV film was made as a continuation of a popular ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goran Gajić
CAST:  Dragan Bjelogrlić  •  Srđan 'Žika' Todorović  •  Nikola Đuričko  •  Branimir Brstina

Balkan Is Not Dead (2013)

A Macedonian family from Bitola at the turn of the twentieth century tries to survive, preserve its roots and remain together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandar Popovski
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Nataša Tapušković  •  Dragana Kostadinovska  •  Rade Šerbedžija

A Macedonian family from Bitola at the turn of the twentieth century tries to survive, preserve its roots and remain together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandar Popovski
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Nataša Tapušković  •  Dragana Kostadinovska  •  Rade Šerbedžija

Goodbye, 20th Century (1998)

In the year 2019, after global destruction and descent into savagery, the immortal Kuzman tried to discover his destiny in order to learn how to die. As he enters the whirling circles of time, we discover the blasphemy of our century, and how it is to close its circle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darko Mitrevski  •  Aleksandar Popovski
CAST:  Lazar Ristovski  •  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Vlado Jovanovski  •  Dejan Aćimović

In the year 2019, after global destruction and descent into savagery, the immortal Kuzman tried to discover his destiny in order to learn how to die. As he enters the whirling circles of time, we discover the blasphemy of our century, and how it is to close its circle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darko Mitrevski  •  Aleksandar Popovski
CAST:  Lazar Ristovski  •  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Vlado Jovanovski  •  Dejan Aćimović

Does it Hurt? (2007)

DOGMA 95 exists for over 10 years now. But it has been living in the Balkans forever. A desperate filmmaker swears it's time to kill DOGMA . But how far will she go to make it come true?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aneta Lešnikovska
CAST:  Dejan Lilikj  •  Visar Vishka  •  Irena Ristić  •  Igor Dzhambazov

DOGMA 95 exists for over 10 years now. But it has been living in the Balkans forever. A desperate filmmaker swears it's time to kill DOGMA . But how far will she go to make it come true?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aneta Lešnikovska
CAST:  Dejan Lilikj  •  Visar Vishka  •  Irena Ristić  •  Igor Dzhambazov

Cabaret Balkan (1998)

20 people's paths crisscross one night in violent mid-'90s Belgrade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goran Paskaljević
CAST:  Ivan Bekjarev  •  Vojislav Brajović  •  Mira Banjac  •  Aleksandar Berček

20 people's paths crisscross one night in violent mid-'90s Belgrade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goran Paskaljević
CAST:  Ivan Bekjarev  •  Vojislav Brajović  •  Mira Banjac  •  Aleksandar Berček

The Reaper (2014)

Haunted by his dark past, a labourer in a small Croatian village has a series of fateful encounters over the course of a single night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zvonimir Jurić
CAST:  Ivo Gregurević  •  Mirjana Karanović  •  Igor Kovač  •  Nikola Ristanovski

Haunted by his dark past, a labourer in a small Croatian village has a series of fateful encounters over the course of a single night.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zvonimir Jurić
CAST:  Ivo Gregurević  •  Mirjana Karanović  •  Igor Kovač  •  Nikola Ristanovski

The Black Pin (2016)

Father Peter fears that the universe has become indifferent. God no longer intervenes in earthly affairs. Peter's wife abandoned him, his son disobeys him and his mother suffers from Alzheimer's and hardly ever recognizes him. When Peter becomes an obstacle to a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Marinović
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Bogdan Diklić  •  Goran Slavić  •  Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablić

Father Peter fears that the universe has become indifferent. God no longer intervenes in earthly affairs. Peter's wife abandoned him, his son disobeys him and his mother suffers from Alzheimer's and hardly ever recognizes him. When Peter becomes an obstacle to a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Marinović
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Bogdan Diklić  •  Goran Slavić  •  Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablić

Amok (2016)

A group of problematic, abandoned teenagers from a Juvenile Adoption Centre share their destiny on the margins of the society, holding only on the teachings of their caring educator about the true values of life. But a series of tragic events that culminate with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vardan Tozija
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Martin Gjorgoski  •  Deniz Abdula  •  Ljupčo Todorovski

A group of problematic, abandoned teenagers from a Juvenile Adoption Centre share their destiny on the margins of the society, holding only on the teachings of their caring educator about the true values of life. But a series of tragic events that culminate with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vardan Tozija
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Martin Gjorgoski  •  Deniz Abdula  •  Ljupčo Todorovski

Honey Night (2015)

The story of this political thriller takes place in the 90s and follows one night of the life of the Deputy Minister Nikola and his wife Ana.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivo Trajkov
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Verica Nedeska  •  Nina Janković  •  Mitko Apostolovski

The story of this political thriller takes place in the 90s and follows one night of the life of the Deputy Minister Nikola and his wife Ana.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivo Trajkov
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Verica Nedeska  •  Nina Janković  •  Mitko Apostolovski

This Is Not an American Movie (2011)

A gang of small-time criminals dream of glamor like in an American movies and plan their biggest heist - the secret room of CIA.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saso Pavlovski
CAST:  Senko Velinov  •  Ky Evans  •  Tanya Mickov  •  Slaviša Kajevski

A gang of small-time criminals dream of glamor like in an American movies and plan their biggest heist - the secret room of CIA.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saso Pavlovski
CAST:  Senko Velinov  •  Ky Evans  •  Tanya Mickov  •  Slaviša Kajevski

Autumn in My Street (2009)

The main story is about two twenty year old guys who spend day in a remote suburb of Novi Sad. The are gathering money to go to seaside for the very first time since they finished primary school. Despite all the signs that this will be just another autumn day, on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Pušić
CAST:  Filip Đurić  •  Nikola Spasojević  •  Milica Trifunović  •  Nađa Dobanović

The main story is about two twenty year old guys who spend day in a remote suburb of Novi Sad. The are gathering money to go to seaside for the very first time since they finished primary school. Despite all the signs that this will be just another autumn day, on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Pušić
CAST:  Filip Đurić  •  Nikola Spasojević  •  Milica Trifunović  •  Nađa Dobanović

Zamfir's Zona Part Two (2017)

Jealousy, envy, gossip, and greed are testing Zona's and Mane's perfect marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jug Radivojević
CAST:  Milan Vasić  •  Brankica Sebastijanović  •  Milan Kalinić  •  Nikola Stošić

Jealousy, envy, gossip, and greed are testing Zona's and Mane's perfect marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jug Radivojević
CAST:  Milan Vasić  •  Brankica Sebastijanović  •  Milan Kalinić  •  Nikola Stošić

The Crew (2019)

Unscrupulous managers, somewhat violent hunters, an Italian girl, a Partizan football star and his brother-in-law who is a supporter of Red Star, are met by a force of opportunity during the derby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marko Sopić
CAST:  Rade Ćosić  •  Dragan Jovanović  •  Srđan 'Žika' Todorović  •  Miloš Timotijević

Unscrupulous managers, somewhat violent hunters, an Italian girl, a Partizan football star and his brother-in-law who is a supporter of Red Star, are met by a force of opportunity during the derby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marko Sopić
CAST:  Rade Ćosić  •  Dragan Jovanović  •  Srđan 'Žika' Todorović  •  Miloš Timotijević

Across the Lake (1997)

A true story about tragic love of the couple who found themselves at the different sides of the border in 1948.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Mitrikeski
CAST:  Agnieszka Wagner  •  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Marija Atanasovska  •  Ekrem Ahmeti

A true story about tragic love of the couple who found themselves at the different sides of the border in 1948.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Mitrikeski
CAST:  Agnieszka Wagner  •  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Marija Atanasovska  •  Ekrem Ahmeti

Movie - An Introduction to the Philosophy of Auteur Film Making (2007)

A filmmaker goes on the run rather than complete his latest picture in this offbeat comedy from Macedonian auteur Ivo Trajkov. A director (Trajkov) has grown weary of battling his producer for control of his latest project and decides to hit the road, borrowing his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivo Trajkov
CAST:  Karel Zima  •  Madla Zimova  •  Ivo Trajkov  •  Nikola Ristanovski

A filmmaker goes on the run rather than complete his latest picture in this offbeat comedy from Macedonian auteur Ivo Trajkov. A director (Trajkov) has grown weary of battling his producer for control of his latest project and decides to hit the road, borrowing his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivo Trajkov
CAST:  Karel Zima  •  Madla Zimova  •  Ivo Trajkov  •  Nikola Ristanovski

Metamorphoses (2007)

This is a time when we learn afresh that nothing lasts forever and that the variability is an integral part of everyday life. What is a river today does not mean that tomorrow will not become a sea. Life itself is one large metamorphosis, and the human being is its ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandar Popovski
CAST:  Toni Mihajlovski  •  Irena Ristić  •  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Sergej Trifunović

This is a time when we learn afresh that nothing lasts forever and that the variability is an integral part of everyday life. What is a river today does not mean that tomorrow will not become a sea. Life itself is one large metamorphosis, and the human being is its ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandar Popovski
CAST:  Toni Mihajlovski  •  Irena Ristić  •  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Sergej Trifunović

One (2009)

The fear and shutting off the reality, a state of a dream, although beautiful as it seems, can not exist forever. Because the man knows that one day, he will have to awake from the dream and confront the fear.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vardan Tozija
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Verica Nedeska

The fear and shutting off the reality, a state of a dream, although beautiful as it seems, can not exist forever. Because the man knows that one day, he will have to awake from the dream and confront the fear.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vardan Tozija
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Verica Nedeska

The Little Love God (2011)

A well situated Macedonian doctor lives comfortably with his wife in Montenegro thanks to the money inherited from his parents. Suddenly, he faces with such unexpected reversals in life. His wife disappears without a trace, the bank where he keeps his money is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Željko Sošić
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Nina Violić  •  Svetlana Bojković  •  Momčilo Otašević

A well situated Macedonian doctor lives comfortably with his wife in Montenegro thanks to the money inherited from his parents. Suddenly, he faces with such unexpected reversals in life. His wife disappears without a trace, the bank where he keeps his money is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Željko Sošić
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Nina Violić  •  Svetlana Bojković  •  Momčilo Otašević

Menagerie (2012)

"Menagerie" is a drama which takes place in the early 1990s, in one Serbian village near the coast of river Drina. It is a story about moral and historical breakdown of one country, located at a milieu separated from urban life, in an area that lives on specific ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marko Novaković
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Miodrag 'Miki' Krstović  •  Tanasije Uzunović  •  Mladen Sovilj

"Menagerie" is a drama which takes place in the early 1990s, in one Serbian village near the coast of river Drina. It is a story about moral and historical breakdown of one country, located at a milieu separated from urban life, in an area that lives on specific ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marko Novaković
CAST:  Nikola Ristanovski  •  Miodrag 'Miki' Krstović  •  Tanasije Uzunović  •  Mladen Sovilj
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