Tesna koža
| A Tight Spot | |
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The movie's VHS video cover.
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| Directed by | Mića Milošević |
| Produced by | Dragoljub Vojnov |
| Written by |
Siniša Pavić Ljiljana Pavić |
| Starring |
Nikola Simić Ružica Sokić Milan Gutović Irfan Mensur Lepa Brena |
| Music by |
Vojislav Kostić Riblja Čorba |
| Cinematography | Aleksandar Petković |
| Edited by | Branka Čeperac |
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92 minutes |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Language | Serbian |
A Tight Spot (Serbian: Tesna koža) is a 1982 Serbian comedy film directed by Mića Milošević and written by Siniša Pavić along with Ljiljana Pavić. The film achieved enormous popularity throughout SFR Yugoslavia. The film's success spawned three sequels by the end of the decade.
It is centered on Dimitrije "Mita" Pantić, a bewildered clerk in his mid fifties working in a crusty state-owned company under corrupt boss Srećko Šojić. Constantly frustrated and stressed out, Pantić's personal life isn't much better either. Living in a cramped apartment with his wife Sida and their three grown children Branko, Mira, and Aca, each with their own problems, Pantić also has to endure his cranky mother and a state-assigned subtenant Suzana under the same roof.
At 56 years of age Mita Pantić (Nikola Simić) is still only a junior clerk in the state-owned company where he's employed. Another typical workday for him is starting at 6 a.m. as frustration awaits at every turn from the moment he gets up. Trying to get ready to go to work, he can barely get a turn to use the bathroom in the crowded apartment. Other members of the household are not without their frustrations either, meaning that nagging and shouting are a staple of their home life at any time of day.
Pantić's spouse Sida (Ružica Sokić) is a crabby middle aged housewife whose complaints cover a wide range: from being unhappy about having to penny pinch when grocery shopping to what she sees as personal lack of any nice memories to look back on before old age because her best years were spent tending after the house and the family. The oldest child, son Branko (Gojko Baletić), an eternal university student majoring in astronomy, has a gripe about not having enough money for books and kits, which in his opinion prevents him from finally graduating. The middle child, daughter Mira (Danica Maksimović), has a degree in law but can not find a job despite trying for years - she's also unhappy about lack of funds in the family because she thinks the ability to dress more attractively or to outright bribe would help her finally land a job. Finally, the youngest child Aca (Aleksandar Todorović), who is 16, has problems with discipline in high school and wants his father to buy him new textbooks and also a motorbike. And if all of that is not enough, Pantić's household also features his cranky mother (Rahela Ferari) and a sub-tenant Suzana (Jelica Sretenović) who is assigned there by the state due to housing shortage and given a room that takes up 9.4 m2 of their apartment.
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