Black Cat, White Cat

Black Cat, White Cat (Serbian: Црна мачка, бели мачор, romanized: Crna mačka, beli mačor) is a 1998 Serbian romantic black comedy film directed by Emir Kusturica. It won the Silver Lion for Best Direction at the Venice Film Festival.

Black Cat, White Cat
DVD cover
Directed byEmir Kusturica
Screenplay byGordan Mihić
Produced byKarl Baumgartner
Starring
  • Bajram Severdžan
  • Srđan Todorović
  • Branka Katić
  • Florijan Ajdini
  • Ljubica Adžović
  • Zabit Memedov
  • Sabri Sulejmani
  • Jašar Destani
  • Stojan Sotirov
  • Predrag-Pepi Laković
  • Predrag-Miki Manojlović
CinematographyThierry Arbogast
Edited bySvetolik-Mića Zajc
Music by
  • Dr. Nelle Karajlić
  • Vojislav Aralica
  • Dejan Sparavalo
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • AFMD (France)
  • Arthaus Filmverleih (Germany)
  • Komuna (FR Yugoslavia)
Release dates
  • 1 June 1998 (1998-06-01) (FR Yugoslavia)
  • 30 September 1998 (1998-09-30) (France)
  • 28 January 1999 (1999-01-28) (Germany)
Running time
135 min.
CountriesFR Yugoslavia
France
Germany
Languages
  • Romani
  • Serbian
  • Bulgarian
Budget$4.5 million
Box office$351,447 (North America)

The literal translation of the title is actually "Black pussycat, white tomcat". The movie characters speak in Romani, Serbian, and Bulgarian frequently switching among them.

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