Nikola Rakočević
Nikola Rakočević | |
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.jpg) Nikola Rakočević at the premier of The Sky Above Us at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2015 | |
| Born | 27 June 1983 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Nikola Rakočević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Ракочевић; born 27 June 1983, Kragujevac, Serbia) is a Serbian actor proclaimed as one of Europe’s leading young screen actors.[1] Rakočević has received numerous awards[2] at major international film festivals.
The Berlin Film Festival (2014) placed Nikola among its ten European Shooting Stars.[citation needed]
The accolade was just one among many international Best Actor awards[3] to acknowledge the Serbian actor’s talent in feature films such as The Sky Above Us (2015), The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip / Branio Sam Mladu Bosnu[4] (2014), Travelator (2013), Circles / Krugovi (2013), and Skinning / Šišanje (2010).
Rakočević has an integral role in the Sky TV/Canal+ crime series The Last Panthers[5] (2015), an acclaimed European drama inspired by notorious Balkan jewel thieves, the Pink Panthers. He voiced Fred in the Serbian-language version of Big Hero 6 (2014).
In 2001, he began his drama study at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts, from which he graduated in 2005. He lives in Belgrade with his wife and son.
Selected filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Meet Me in Venice | Dragan | |
| The Sky Above Us | Bojan | ||
| 2014 | The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip | Rudolf Zistler | |
| Travelator | Slav | ||
| 2013 | Circles | ||
| Vojna akademija 2 | Milan Laki Lakićević | ||
| 2011 | Oktobar | Dejan | segment "Graduation" |
| 2010 | The Woman with a Broken Nose | Marko | |
| Skinning | Novica | ||
| 2009 | Život i smrt porno bande | Unnamed theater actor | |
| 2007 | S. O. S. - Spasite naše duše | Border guard | |
| 2006 | Sinovci | Milan Srećković | |
| Šejtanov ratnik | Novica |
Awards
[edit]- Shooting Stars Award (2014)
References
[edit]- ^ "Nikola Rakočević je evropska "Zvezda u usponu"". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Balkan history is a burden for Serbian actors, says Nikola Rakočević". Wild Rooster. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Nikola Rakočević: Voleo bih da osvojim Oskara". Hello! magazin. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Nikola Rakočević: Car Konstantin jača samopouzdanje". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "THE LAST PANTHERS/ Anticipazioni puntata 12 dicembre 2015: perché Milan conosce Naomi?". Il Sussidiario.net. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
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