Davor Dujmović (20 September 1969 â€" 31 May 1999) was a Bosnian
actor best known for his memorable roles in Emir Kusturica's movies as
Mirza in When Father Was Away on Business, Perhan in Time of the
Gypsies and Bata in Underground.Born into a poor working-class family,
Dujmović's acting career started purely by chance in 1984 when
Miroslav Mandić, one of Emir Kusturica's assistant directors in
charge of casting roles for When Father Was Away on Business,
approached the youngster about being in the movie. The chance run-in
took place at Dalmacija, a kafana near Sarajevo's Markale farmers'
market, where Dujmović happened to be while visiting his father who
had been operating a produce stand there. Upon seeing the young man in
public, Kusturica's AD Mandić immediately thought fourteen-year-old
Davor could potentially be perfect for the role of Mirza, the older
son in the movie. After jointly convincing the teenager's father to
let him audition, Kusturica and Mandić arranged a screen test that
Dujmović aced and got the role.Following the film's great critical
acclaim and commercial success, Dujmović attempted to enroll at
Sarajevo's Academy of Performing Arts (ASU) under the dean tenure of
Boro Stjepanović. However, after getting rejected at the audition,
the youngster got discouraged and never tried again. He continued
getting film roles, though, such as the one in Zlatko Lavanić's
(another one of Kusturica's ADs) directorial debut Strategija švrake.
Kusturica also continued working with Dujmović, giving him a lead in
Time of the Gypsies â€" a 1988 movie that would make twenty-year-old
Davor well known across former Yugoslavia for his indelible portrayal
of a young Gypsy named Perhan. He also started doing theatre,
appearing in 1989 alongside Haris Burina, Maja Mijatović, and Jelena
ÄŒović in MjeseÄ eva predstava, a play put together by Mladen
Materić at Otvorena scena Obala, a theater founded by Materić a few
years earlier.The role of Perhan made Dujmović a recognizable star
and ensured film roles would continue coming his way â€" Adam
ledolomak, Aleksa Šantić, Belle epoque - Posljednji valcer u
Sarajevu, Sarajevske priÄ e, Prokleta je Amerika. During this time he
also became a cast member for the third season of the Yugoslav comedy
TV sketch show Top lista nadrealista, which aired in late 1991.
actor best known for his memorable roles in Emir Kusturica's movies as
Mirza in When Father Was Away on Business, Perhan in Time of the
Gypsies and Bata in Underground.Born into a poor working-class family,
Dujmović's acting career started purely by chance in 1984 when
Miroslav Mandić, one of Emir Kusturica's assistant directors in
charge of casting roles for When Father Was Away on Business,
approached the youngster about being in the movie. The chance run-in
took place at Dalmacija, a kafana near Sarajevo's Markale farmers'
market, where Dujmović happened to be while visiting his father who
had been operating a produce stand there. Upon seeing the young man in
public, Kusturica's AD Mandić immediately thought fourteen-year-old
Davor could potentially be perfect for the role of Mirza, the older
son in the movie. After jointly convincing the teenager's father to
let him audition, Kusturica and Mandić arranged a screen test that
Dujmović aced and got the role.Following the film's great critical
acclaim and commercial success, Dujmović attempted to enroll at
Sarajevo's Academy of Performing Arts (ASU) under the dean tenure of
Boro Stjepanović. However, after getting rejected at the audition,
the youngster got discouraged and never tried again. He continued
getting film roles, though, such as the one in Zlatko Lavanić's
(another one of Kusturica's ADs) directorial debut Strategija švrake.
Kusturica also continued working with Dujmović, giving him a lead in
Time of the Gypsies â€" a 1988 movie that would make twenty-year-old
Davor well known across former Yugoslavia for his indelible portrayal
of a young Gypsy named Perhan. He also started doing theatre,
appearing in 1989 alongside Haris Burina, Maja Mijatović, and Jelena
ÄŒović in MjeseÄ eva predstava, a play put together by Mladen
Materić at Otvorena scena Obala, a theater founded by Materić a few
years earlier.The role of Perhan made Dujmović a recognizable star
and ensured film roles would continue coming his way â€" Adam
ledolomak, Aleksa Šantić, Belle epoque - Posljednji valcer u
Sarajevu, Sarajevske priÄ e, Prokleta je Amerika. During this time he
also became a cast member for the third season of the Yugoslav comedy
TV sketch show Top lista nadrealista, which aired in late 1991.
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