Overview
Aleksandar Zograf, a renowned cartoonist discovers an unusual comic book from World War II. The comic’s hero is Kaktus Kid – a small cactus trapped in his pot. Intrigued, Zograf investigates into the life of Kaktus Kid’s creator – little known artist Veljko Kockar. He soon discovers that Kockar was arrested just after the liberation of Belgrade in 1944. He was charged for being a Gestapo agent and executed. Zograf’s investigation reveals a far more complex story: Kockar’s identity and artistic works were stolen, he possibly has an affair with the girlfriend of a guerilla soldier and he drew anti-communist propaganda for the Nazis. As he explores the story and pieces together the scraps of evidence 70 years after it happened Zograf is faced with his own personal and artistic dilemmas: why do these little drawings have such power to give consolation but also lead to violence?
Production
Tuna Fish Studio
Cast & Characters
Aleksandar Zograf
Himself
Milutin Milošević
Veljko Kockar
Jovan Ćirilov
Himself
Zdravko Zupan
Himself
Robert Crumb
Himself
Tihomir Stanić
Tip iz OZNA-e
Viktor Savić
Cinkaroš
Ana Mandić
Veljkova ljubavnica
Directors & Crew
Vladimir Simić
Writer
Ivana Antić
Producer
Đorđe Marković
Producer
Đorđe Marković
Director
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