Season 5 • Episode 10
LatestOtvorena vrata, is a Serbian comedy television series filmed in 1994-1995. Broadcast on state television RTS, it ran for 2 seasons featuring a regular family living in Belgrade during the 1990s. The show was created by Biljana Srbljanović and Miloš Radović, starring Vesna Trivalić, Milan Gutović, Bogdan Diklić, Nikola Đuričko, Sofija Jović, Bojana Maljević, Olivera Marković and Zoran Cvijanović, with guest stars such as: Mirjana Karanović, Nikola Simić, Seka Sablić, Branka Katić, Mira Stupica. The show had many reruns over the following years, and acquired a cult following. In spring of 2012, after the Serbian presidential election results were announced, Bojana Maljević announced on her Twitter account that she and Biljana Srbljanović were thinking about doing another season of the show. In the following days the idea of the third season was officially confirmed and members of the original cast started announcing that they would take part in the project.
Writing
Srbljanović's dialogue cuts sharper than a mother-in-law's glare.
Acting
Vesna Trivalić's Cakana is an icon of controlled hysteria.
Production
Shot during actual sanctions-era Belgrade—reality seeps through.
Creators
Miloš Radović, Biljana Srbljanović
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed during hyperinflation and sanctions, the show became symbolic of how ordinary Serbians laughed through collapse. Lines entered daily speech.
Creator Biljana Srbljanović became one of Serbia's most controversial playwrights—this was her mainstream gateway drug.
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