Zlatko Burić (born 13 May 1953) is a Danish-Croatian actor. He is best known for his performances in the Pusher film trilogy (1996–2005) and the films 2012 (2009) and Triangle of Sadness (2022). For the latter, he won a European Film Award and a Guldbagge Award.
Zlatko Burić | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Burić at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | 13 May 1953 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse |
Dragana Milutinović (m. 1998) |
Biography
editBurić was born in Osijek where he was educated at the Dramski Studio in 1972. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Burić belonged to the experimental theater group Kugla Glumište (formed in 1975) together with Željko Zorica-Šiš and Damir Bartol-Indoš.
Burić moved to Denmark in 1981 where he married Sonja Hindkjær, with whom he has three children. After their divorce, he married Dragana Milutinović, on 7 October 1998. He has appeared in several successful Danish films from the 1990s and 2000s, frequently appearing in films directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, including Bleeder and Milo in The Pusher Trilogy. For his role in Pusher, he won the Bodil Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1997.[1][2]
In 2009, Burić had a large supporting role in the apocalyptic film 2012, as Yuri Karpov, a Russian billionaire. In 2012, he reprised his role as Milo in the British remake of Pusher.[3][4][5][6]
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Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Pusher | Milo | Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 1997 | Sinans bryllup (Sinan's Wedding) | Sinans father | |
| 1998 | Baby Doom | Lazlo | |
| Nattens engel (Angel of the Night) | Taxi driver | ||
| 1999 | Bleeder | Kitjo | |
| Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen | Tsatsiki's dad | voice | |
| 2000 | Hjælp, jeg er en fisk (Help! I'm a Fish) | Bus driver | voice |
| 2001 | Meningen med Flemming | Thomas | |
| Woyzecks sidste symfoni | Woyzeck Lotzki | ||
| En Kort, en lang (Shake It) | Taxi driver | ||
| 2002 | One Hell of a Christmas | Ibrahim | |
| Dirty Pretty Things | Ivan | ||
| 2003 | Kærlighed ved første hik 3 – Anja efter Viktor | Tattoo Mogens | |
| Covac | The scientist | ||
| 2004 | Pusher II | Milo | |
| 2005 | Bag det stille ydre (Restless Souls) | Drago | |
| Pusher III | Milo | ||
| 2007 | Pistoleros | Ivan | |
| 2008 | Løftet (Milo's Wheels) | Goran | |
| Himmerland | Stipe | ||
| 2009 | 2012 | Yuri Karpov | |
| 2012 | Pusher | Milo | English-language remake |
| St George's Day | Vladimir Sukhov | ||
| 2014 | Kolbøttefabrikken | Omar | |
| 2015 | Min søsters børn og guldgraverne | Fred | |
| Iqbal & den hemmelige opskrift | Baba Ganus | ||
| 2016 | Quit Staring at My Plate | Lazo | |
| Iqbal & superchippen | Baba Ganus | ||
| 2017 | Alle for tre | Signor Pelliccia | |
| 2018 | Teen Spirit[7] | Vladimir Brajković | |
| Comic Sans | Bruno | ||
| Kursk | Kulkin | ||
| Iqbal & den indiske juvel | Baba Ganus | ||
| 2019 | Killerman | Perico | |
| Extracurricular | Drago | ||
| 2021 | Mayday | Max/The Cook | |
| 2022 | Triangle of Sadness | Dmitry | European Film Award for Best Actor Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2023 | Bosnian pot | ||
| Good Times, Bad Times[8][9] | |||
| 2024 | Wolfs | Dimitri | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Kugla glumiste | ||
| 1997 | Karrusel (Circle of Desire) | Customer | voice Episode "Linda og Mads " (1.1) |
| 1997–1999 | TAXA | Meho Selimoviz | 56 episodes |
| 2001 | Sjätte dagen | Night manager | 1 episode (2.13) |
| 2003 | Timm & Gordon | Unfaithful wife's lover | |
| 2004 | Vikaren | ||
| 2005 | Omars jul | Polish Pixy | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Johanne i Troldeskoven | Troll | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | 1864 | Ignazio | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Snatch | Beni Ladrani | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Copenhagen Cowboy | Miroslav | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Jana: Marked for Life | "Baba"/Gavril Bolanaki |
References
edit- ^ Piil 2000, p. 454.
- ^ "1997". Bodilprisen (in Danish). 19 October 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "A Crime Drama in Need of a Push". NPR.org. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Pusher | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "'Pusher' review: Crime doesn't pay". SFChronicle.com. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (25 October 2012). "Cocaine Peddler Pays a Bloody Price". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Whittaker, Richard (18 April 2019). "Singing a Musical Fairytale in Teen Spirit". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES". Pula Film Festival. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Stojiljković, Marko (27 July 2023). "Review: Good Times, Bad Times". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
Sources
edit- Piil, M. (2000). Gyldendals filmguide: Danske film fra A til Z (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldendal. ISBN 978-87-00-47806-0. OCLC 47051997. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
External links
edit- Zlatko Burić at IMDb