Mustafa Nadarević (2 May 1943 – 22 November 2020) was a Bosnian actor. Widely considered one of the greatest actors from the former

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, he starred in over 70 films, including '' The Smell of Quinces'' (1982), '' When Father Was Away on Business'' (1985), '' Reflections'' (1987), ''

The Glembays ''The Glembays'' () is a 1988 Yugoslav film directed by Antun Vrdoljak starring Mustafa Nadarević and Ena Begović. The film is an adaptation of Miroslav Krleža's 1929 play '' Messrs. Glembay'' (''Gospoda Glembajevi'') and was produced by ...

'' (1988), '' Kuduz'' (1989), ''

Silent Gunpowder ''Silent Gunpowder'' () is a 1990 Yugoslav war film directed by Bato Čengić, starring Mustafa Nadarević, Branislav Lečić, Fabijan Šovagović, Mira Furlan, Boro Stjepanović and Josip Pejaković. Plot Based on a novel by Branko Ćopi ...

'' (1990), '' The Perfect Circle'' (1997), '' Days and Hours'' (2004), ''

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'' (2004) and ''

Halima's Path ''Halima's Path'' () is 2012 Bosnian-Croatian-Slovenian drama film about a grieving, but strong-willed Bosniak woman, Halima, who must track down her estranged niece in order to recover the bones of her son lost during the war in Bosnia in the 1 ...

'' (2012). More recently, Nadarević was best known for playing Izet Fazlinović in the sitcom '' Lud, zbunjen, normalan'' from the beginning of the series in 2007 until his death in 2020.

Early life and career

Nadarević was born on 2 May 1943 in

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parents Mehmed Nadarević and Asja Memić. They fled from Banja Luka to

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due to bombing of the city. Mehmed also served in the Croatian Home Guard, before passing away in 1946. Nadarević attended elementary school in Zagreb and

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, and Gymnasium in

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. He studied acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo and got his diploma at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. During his long acting career, Nadarević built a reputation as one of the most recognizable character actors in the

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. In the former

, Nadarević was seen playing in roles mostly as a Partisan soldier. He was best known for his work in the films '' When Father Was Away on Business'', '' Reflections'', ''

'', among many others. His performance as Leone Glembay in the Antun Vrdoljak film adaptation of '' Messrs. Glembay'' is widely considered to be one of the most significant acting milestones in Yugoslav film history. It won him the Golden Arena for Best Actor at the 1988

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, among other accolades. Nadarević played a variety of roles in various films produced throughout the areas of the Balkans. In 1991, he won the award for Best Actor at the 17th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in ''

''. Nadarević's last role as

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general Janko Bobetko, was in Antun Vrdoljak's 2019 film ''General''. During the last years of his life, Nadarević was best known for playing the hilarious television character, Izet Fazlinović, in the Bosnian sitcom '' Lud, zbunjen, normalan''; the character can be described as sexually unsatisfied 70-year-old man who will do anything but work to own a dollar, and throw insults at anyone he can.

Personal life

Nadarević's wife, Slavica Radović (25 April 1964 – 7 June 2012), a Slovenian costume designer, died at the age of 48 after a decade-long struggle with

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. She and Nadarević had been in a relationship for twenty years.

Health and death

Nadarević revealed that he was diagnosed with

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in January 2020. He died on 22 November 2020 in his home in

, due to complications of the same disease.

Filmography

Film

*''Gravitacija ili fantastična mladost činovnika Borisa Horvata'' (1968) – Blaja * ''Timon'' (1973) *''Snađi se, druže'' (1981) *''Zločin u školi'' (1982) – Bartol *'' The Smell of Quinces'' (1982) – Mustafa *''Kiklop'' (1982) – Don Fernando *''U raljama života'' (1984) *''Zadarski memento'' (1984) – Bepo Marini *''Mala pljačka vlaka'' (1984) – Paragraf *'' Horvat's Choice'' (1985) – Vinko Benčina *'' When Father Was Away on Business'' (1985) – Zijah Zijo Zulfikarpašić *''Ljubavna pisma s predumišljajem'' (1985) – Dr. Bošnjak *'' The War Boy'' (1985) – Mill manager *'' Večernja zvona'' (1986) – Matko *''Poslednji skretničar uzanog koloseka'' (1986) – Mungo *''Dobrovoljci'' (1986) – Gynecologist *''Ljubezni Blanke Kolak'' (1987) – Pavel *''Hudodelci'' (1987) – Ljuba Kurtović *'' Reflections'' (1987) – Mihailo *''Zaboravljeni'' (1988) – Martin *''

'' (1988) – Dr. phil. Leone Glembay *''Klopka'' (1988) – Saša *''Seobe II'' (1989) – Višnjevski *''Povratak Katarine Kozul'' (1989) – Silvio *'' Kuduz'' (1989) – Policeman Šemso *''

'' (1990) – Španac * ''Captain America'' (1990) – Tadzio's father *''Adam ledolomak'' (1990) *''Moj brat Aleksa'' (1991) *'' Đuka Begović'' (1991) – Mata *''Srećna dama'' (1991) – Boris *'' Story from Croatia'' (1991) – Andrija *'' Holiday in Sarajevo'' (1991) – Avduka Lipa *'' Countess Dora'' (1993) – Tuna, the driver *'' Vukovar: The Way Home'' (1994) – Martin *'' Gospa'' (1995) – Mayor Štović * ''Washed Out'' (1995) – Father *'' Nausikaja'' (1995) – Inspector Stevović *''Nausikaja'' (1996) *'' The Perfect Circle'' (1997) – Hamza *''Puška za uspavljivanje'' (1997) – Karlo Štajner *''Transatlantik'' (1998) *''

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'' (1999) – Cute captain *''Hop, Skip & Jump'' /short/ (2000) *''Je li jasno prijatelju?'' (2000) – Nikola * ''No Man's Land'' (2001) – Old Serbian soldier *''Polagana predaja'' (2001) – Banker Parać *''Kraljica noći'' (2001) – Tomo's father *''Prezimiti u Riju'' (2002) – Grga *''Heimkehr'' (2003) – Vlado *'' Long Dark Night'' (2004) – Španac *''Na planinčah'' (2004) *'' The Society of Jesus'' (2004) – Castelan *''

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'' (2004) – Foscari's Informant *'' Days and Hours'' (2004) – Idriz * ''Mirage'' (2004) – Teacher * (2006) – Marks *''Ničiji sin'' (2008) – Izidor *''Kao rani mraz'' (2010) – Verebes *''Daca bobul nu moare'' (2010) – Iorgovan *''Piran-Pirano'' (2010) – Veljko *'' Cannibal Vegetarian'' (2012) – Pathologist Marelja *''

'' (2012) – Avdo *'' When Day Breaks'' (2012) – Professor Miša Brankov *''Čefurji raus!'' (2013) – Čiča *'' The Brave Adventures of a Little Shoemaker'' (2013) – Good Košarac *'' For Good Old Times'' (2018) – Krcko *''General'' (2019) – Janko Bobetko

Television

* (1971) – Iviša *''Tomo Bakran'' (1978) – Koloman pl. Balloczanski * (1980–1981) – Duje *''Nitko se neće smijati'' (1985) – Milan *''Pat pozicija'' (1986) *''Doktorova noć'' (1990) – Doctor *''Dok nitko ne gleda'' (1993) *''Prepoznavanje'' (1996) – Ana's Father *''Život sa žoharima'' (2000) – Gazda *''Novo doba'' (2002) – Petar Strukan *'' Balkan Inc.'' (2006) – Bero Filipović *''Neki čudni ljudi'' (2006–2007) – Vili S. Tončić *'' Lud, zbunjen, normalan'' (2007–2020) – Izet Fazlinović / Ismet Fazlinović (final appearance) * (2019–2020) – Janko Bobetko

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nadarevic, Mustafa 1943 births 2020 deaths People from Banja Luka Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Yugoslav male actors Bosnia and Herzegovina male actors Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate actors in Croatia Golden Arena winners Deaths from lung cancer in Croatia Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery