The Best
1989, Serbo-Croatian. Directed by Dejan Šorak.
A young officer, after finishing the Military Academy as the best in his class, suddenly and with no visible reason, leaves his home town, girl, parents, safety and eventual career and leaves to a remote provincial town to find and create his life and destiny. The story of a lonely man without illusions and bitterness, who collects simple pieces of sense, humanity and love through his actions.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Serbo-Croatian
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Cast & crew
- Dejan ŠorakDirector
- Vicko RuićNeven Pendelj, potporučnik
- Dragan BjelogrlićŽarko Ninkov
- Danilo LazovićKapetan Zarija Mali
- Miodrag KrivokapićPukovnik Koprivica
- Mia BegovićDina
- Branka PujićMejra
- Branimir VidićHromi Petar
- Dragan JovanovićCepir
- Branko ĐurićMajor Đaja
- Stevan GardinovačkiZastavnik Špero
- Slavko JuragaBrko
- Božidarka FrajtNevenova majka
Details
- Released
- 19 January 1989
- Original title
- Najbolji
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Written by
- Siniša Kovačević
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The Best runs 112 minutes (1h 52m).
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The Best isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 January 1989. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Best?
The Best (1989) was directed by Dejan Šorak and stars Vicko Ruić, Dragan Bjelogrlić, Danilo Lazović.