Shady Business
1981, Serbo-Croatian. Directed by Vlastimir Radovanović.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Serbo-Croatian
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Cast & crew
- Vlastimir RadovanovićDirector
- Velimir 'Bata' ŽivojinovićPaja Glavonja
- Mira BanjacNata
- Dragomir Felbadeda Mika
- Nada VojinovićRuža
- Tihomir ArsićVelja
- Neda ArnerićDana
- Dragoslav 'Dragan' NikolićStole Haringa
- Petar KraljRaca
- Dušan JanićijevićŽivko Vučković
- Bogoljub PetrovićZoran
- Nikola MilićMića
- Rastislav JovićJordan
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1981
- Original title
- Lov u mutnom
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Written by
- Vlastimir Radovanović
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How long is Shady Business?
Shady Business runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Which OTT platform is Shady Business on?
Shady Business isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1981. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Shady Business?
If you liked Shady Business, try Don't Think Twice, The Landlord, A Dog Year.
Who directed Shady Business?
Shady Business (1981) was directed by Vlastimir Radovanović and stars Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović, Mira Banjac, Dragomir Felba.