Fact Sheet / The Parade Page 1 of 3 The Parade (Parada) Directed by Srdjan Dragojević Serbo-Croatian, with subtitles in English Serbia, 2011, 115 minutes STORY Logline: In exchange for some wedding-planning expertise, a macho Serbian crime boss recruits a ragtag group of Balkan war-buddies to provide protection for a Pride march in this rollicking yet poignant comedy inspired by real events. Short Synopsis: A group of gay activists in Belgrade strikes a tense alliance with Limun, a Serbian crime boss, whose fiancée demands an extravagant wedding that only struggling gay theater director Mirko and his friends can provide. In exchange, macho Limun reluctantly agrees to provide security for the group’s Pride parade. It’s a tall order: previous attempts to march met with mass violence from right-wing skinheads. When Limun’s gang balks at the assignment, he recruits a band of former Balkan war combatants, now dear friends, who will stand up to the aggressors Seven Samurai style, in this rollickingly shrewd and humane comedic take on a vital human rights issue. CAST Nikola Kojo Miloš Samolov Hristina Popović Goran Jevtić Goran Navojec Dejan Aćimović Toni Mihajlovski Nataša Marković Mladen Andrejević Mira Stupica CREDITS Director Srdjan Dragojević Writer Srdjan Dragojević Executive Producer Biljana Prvanović Producers Biljana Prvanović Srdjan Dragojević Co-producers Dejan Jocić Igor Nola Vladimir Anastasov Eva Rohrman Nikola Kojo 145 Ninth Street Suite 105
[email protected] San Francisco CA 94103 www.globalfilm.org Fact Sheet / The Parade Page 2 of 3 Director of Photography Dušan Joksimović Editor Petar Marković Sound Zoran Maksimović Ognjen Popić Nenad Sćiban Music Igor Perović Distributed by The Global Film Initiative ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: SRDJAN DRAGOJEVIC Srdjan Dragojevic´ was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) in 1963.