Movielogr
My Brother Aleksa (1991)
Directed by Aleksandar Jevđević
Overview
The story of poet Aleksa Santic, visionary and romanticist, great loser in private life. The poet was born in strict patriarchal, rich trading family from Mostar, in conservative social environment, in controversial times in the end of XIX and beginning of XX century. As a young man, he falls in love with the Slavonian girl, Anka Tomlinovic, daughter of poor photographer, leaving her under pressure of his family. Later, he meets Zorka Solina, young and rich girl from Mostar who, again because of the interests of her family, leaves the poet. In his mature years, Aleksa Santic engages himself passionately in social and political life of his age. Disappointments, poverty, sickness and loneliness follow. And the certainty of early death. His older brother tells the story of poet’s life, while he is dying.
Length 125 minutes
Actors
Branislav Lečić | Snežana Bogdanović | Alma Prica | Uroš Kravljača | Aleksandar Berček | Nada Đurevska | Miodrag Krivokapić | Gojko Šantić | Tanja Feher | Mustafa Nadarević | Darinka Đurašković | Jozo Lepetić | Nikola Jurin | Tonko Lonza | Žarko Mijatović | Miodrag Krstović | Svetislav Goncić | Miodrag Trifunov | Senad Bašić | Vladan Dujović | Branko Cvejić | Olivera Viktorović | Ina Gogálová | Igor Pervić | Zdravko Biogradlija | Uroš Lebović | Mirko Vlahović | Branka Bajić | Vlado Jokanović | Irina Dobnik | Pavle Ilić | Radojko Malbaša | Velimir Pšeničnik-Njirić | Boris Radmilović | Josipa Mauer | Julija Bisan | Zoran Becić | Aleksandar Stojanović | Maja Tica | Tomislav Krstić