The Promising Boy
1981, Serbo-Croatian. Directed by Miloš 'Miša' Radivojević.
A normal boy receives a blow to the head which sets him off to perform rebellious acts.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Serbo-Croatian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Miloš 'Miša' RadivojevićDirector
- Aleksandar BerčekSlobodan
- Dara DžokićMaša
- Rade MarkovićSlobodanov otac
- Dušica ŽegaracSlobodanova majka
- Milena ZupančičMašina majka
- Velimir 'Bata' ŽivojinovićMašin otac
- Branislav LečićKaratista
- Gordana GadžićLjubica
- Slobodan AligrudićPsihijatar
- Éva DarlanClavis Bucher
- Tihomir ArsićInspektor
- Dušan Kojić 'Koja'Pit
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1981
- Original title
- Дечко који обећава
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Written by
- Miloš 'Miša' Radivojević, Nebojša Pajkić
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The Promising Boy runs 106 minutes (1h 46m).
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Which OTT platform is The Promising Boy on?
The Promising Boy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Promising Boy?
If you liked The Promising Boy, try El Chicano, The Young One, Rebel Without a Cause.
Who directed The Promising Boy?
The Promising Boy (1981) was directed by Miloš 'Miša' Radivojević and stars Aleksandar Berček, Dara Džokić, Rade Marković.