Product Details

• Actors: Dimitrije Vojnov, Lazar Ristovski, Miki Manojlovic, Anica Dobra, Olivera Markovic
• Directors: Goran Markovic
• Writers: Goran Markovic
• Producers: Goran Markovic, Michel Mavros, Zoran Masirevic, Zoran Tasic
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Kino International
• VHS Release Date: October 16, 1997
• Run Time: 104 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303002692
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #366,859 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The comical story of 10-year-old Zoran, who lives in an overcrowded apartment and is obsessed with Yugoslavia’s charismatic leader Marshall Tito. While on a walking tour of Tito’s homeland, Zoran discovers the strength of true friendship, and the importance of his love for his family.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amusing, but a little inaccurate, October 6, 2000

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Edward Bosnar - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tito and Me [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a generally amusing film, and the chubby little boy who plays the main character, Zoran, is very endearing. The movie centers around Zoran's misadventures as he tries to win the heart of the girl he has a crush on, which involves, among other things, writing a glowing paean to Yugoslavia's then president Tito as part of a school contest. His problems only get bigger after he wins the contest. The back-drop to all of this is Zoran's somewhat troubled family life, as he, his mother and father are cramped into an apartment together with relatives - which was a common aspect of Yugoslav urban life in the early 1950s when the country was being industrialized and people moved to the cities. The government often forcefully appropriated parts of larger houses or apartments and sometimes moved complete strangers in. However, one aspect of this movie is a bit dishonest: most of the adults in the film, except for Zoran's over-zealous schoolteacher, tend to be seasoned anti-Titoists. It seems a bit unrealistic to me to show people disparaging Tito during the early 1950s in the way he was criticized during the 1980s (after his death). The fact was that in the first few decades after World War II, Tito was very popular among all Yugoslavs, Serbs included. Thus, I'd say watch this film because it is funny and rather cute, but not to get an accurate picture of Belgrade's political climate in the 1950s.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars comedy, absurdity, and the idolization of heroes, December 17, 2003

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michelle (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tito and Me (DVD)

This is a political comedy by the director Goran Markovic, and is set in Belgrade, circa 1954. The film's lead character is an overweight ten year-old boy named Zoran who has a bizarre, fairytale-like obsession with the communist ruler of Yugoslavia, Tito. Zoran finds his chance to show both his love of this leader and to impress his crush in an essay contest (the topic: "Do You Love Comrade Tito and Why?") that not only allows Zoran to go on a march to meet Tito, but also to do so alongside Jasna, his crush. It is on this march that Zoran begins to lose faith in the ideals, as his pseudo- Boy Scout leader finds him to be annoying andrather stupid. In the end, Zoran is forced to face the disappointing truth that heroes are often not much more than self-constructed icons.

Markovic offers a clever commentary on the utter absurdity of the communist system through the eyes of a child, whose reflection and understanding of reality reveal the ridiculousness of the political system (it is hinted that one man has been a victim of the political purges, while aloud, it is said he is arrested) and the elevation of Tito. At times, the script was a little dry, but overall, an interesting film about this time in Yugoslavia's history, and worth the watch.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Movie Is An Excellent Achievement By Goran Markovic, May 24, 2005

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Boris Malagurski "from Subotica" (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tito and Me (DVD)

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. I saw this movie for the first time when I was a young boy living in Subotica, on the North of Yugoslavia, and then I had no idea who Josip Broz Tito was. Like the movie states, at that time, Tito, the President of Yugoslavia, was more important than God. Zoran, the lovable character in the movie, starts worshiping Tito, not really understanding why. Zoran writes in a school assignment that he loves Tito more than his parents just so he can go on an excursion with Jasna, a girl he likes. In the end he realizes what are the most important things in his life. Excellent performances by Miki Manojlovic and Lazar Ristovski. Watch the movie if you want to see how popular, but at the same time unpopular Tito was at that time.

Boris (from Vancouver, BC)