Žarko Laušević
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Žarko Lauševic was a Serbian actor. Considered to be one of the most talented actors of his generation, Zarko Lausevic became a leading actor early in his career. By the age of 33, he was a major star across the former Yugoslavia on both stage and screen, displaying a wide range of dramatic skills. In July 1993, Lausevic's entered into a quarrel with a group of local youths, together with his brother. This escalated into a fist fight, culminating in Lausevic firing multiple rounds from his handgun, killing two of the youths and seriously wounding one. Sentenced by a Montenegrin (republic) court to prison initially, his conviction was overturned by the Yugoslav (appellate) court on the grounds that the first-instance court had improperly dismissed Lausevic's self-defense argument, and the punishment was drastically reduced. Lausevic served 4 years and 7 months in prison before his release. But Lausevic faced further legal battles. There were appeals by the Montenegrin prosecution, numerous retrials and inconsistent, ad hoc rulings by the Montenegrin court system. In 2001, the prison sentence was reinstated to 13 years by the Montenegrin courts. In the late 1990s, Lausevic left Yugoslavia for the United States. It is speculated that the move was made due to possible revenge by families of the deceased. Zarko Lausevic has been living in the United States since and is currently fighting deportation proceedings.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.013 |
Birthday | 1960-01-09 |
Place of Birth | Cetinje, Montenegro |
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1992
Tito and Me
7.2/29
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Maternal Half-Brothers
6.3/10
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The Knife
6.6/11
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1989
Battle of Kosovo
6.4/12
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1992
The Black Bomber
6.5/18
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1987
It Happened on This Very Day
6.6/8
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1987
Oktoberfest
6.5/4
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Oktoberfest
1994
Born to Be a Warrior
2.8/4
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Born to Be a Warrior
1988
Summer
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1982
Live Broadcast
5.8/4
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1987
Officer with a Rose
5.9/7
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1993
Better Than Escape
6.4/4
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1986
Volunteers
4.3/6
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1985
Strawberries in the Throat
4.9/6
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1982
Savamala
5/3
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The Original of the Forgery
6.3/3
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1999
Wounded Country
0/0
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Hotshot
6.3/6
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Hotshot
2014
Laush
2/1
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Laush
2015
A Stinking Fairytale
5/3
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1993
Say Why Have You Left Me?
5.8/4
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1982
Persecution
5.7/3
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Persecution
1989
Gardens of Athos - Transfiguration
4.3/3
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1990
Stela
5/4
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Stela
1978
M.V.
0/0
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M.V.
1984
Lazar
5.7/3
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Lazar
1988
The Way South
4.4/5
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1986
The Honorary Duty
7/3
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The Honorary Duty
1982
Russian Art Experiment
0/0
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1986
The Beauty of Vice
7/22
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1983
The Igman March
5.9/7
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Son's Will
0/0
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2020
The Name of the People
7/2
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Aleph
6.7/3
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2022
How I Learned to Fly
8.8/9
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The Heroes of Halyard
0/1
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2022
The Heroes
0/0
A story set in the Middle Ages about a warrior knight who survived the historic Battle of Kosovo in 1389. Along the way, he meets a wild boy, all alon...
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8/1
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Russian Consul
0/0
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Pigeon Food
0/0
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