Shady Business(1981)
Residents of a shanty town are faced with its destruction. With the help of the local trickster, Paja "the Bighead" moves with his family to an empty flat in New Belgrade blocks. Everything goes fine until the real owner knocks at the door.
Movie: Shady Business
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Paja Glavonja
Nata
deda Mika
Dana
Stole Haringa
Raca
Živko Vučković
Zoran
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Residents of a shanty town are faced with its destruction. With the help of the local trickster, Paja "the Bighead" moves with his family to an empty flat in New Belgrade blocks. Everything goes fine until the real owner knocks at the door.
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1981-01-01
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