Bal-Can-Can is a 2005 Macedonian

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–Italian

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 joint production film about a deserter

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 who travels throughout the Balkans

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 as a political immigrant in search of his dead mother-in-law who is wrapped in a carpet.

Cast

Actor	Role
Vlado Jovanovski Vlado Jovanovski Vlado Jovanovski is Macedonian actor. His film credits include principal roles in prominent Macedonian films such as Bal-Can-Can and Mirage.-Filmography:* Time of the Comet * The Secret Book * Bal-Can-Can...	Trendafil Karanfilov
Adolfo Margiotta Adolfo Margiotta Adolfo Margiotta is an Italian actor and comedian. He was born in Torre del Greco in the Province of Naples.-Theatre:*Permettete che vi legga il mio dramma?, di Anton P. Cechov, regia di Anna Laura Messeri*Le tre sorelle, di Anton P...	Santino Genovese
Zvezda Angelovska	Ruža Karanfilova
Branko Đurić	Šefket Ramadani
Seka Sablić Seka Sablic Jelisaveta "Seka" Sablić is an awarded Serbian actress. She is named one of the best Serbian actresses in history...	Zumbula
Toni Mihajlovski	Džango
Miodrag Krivokapić Miodrag Krivokapić Miodrag Krivokapić is a Montenegrin former footballer who played in defence. He lives in Glasgow.-Career:...	Veselin Kabadajić
Nikola Kojo Nikola Kojo Nikola Kojo is a Serbian actor.Kojo grew up in front of the camera and acted in his first movie at the age of 11. Since then he has been featured in more than 45 movies and TV series, including "Mi nismo anđeli" being one of his most notable films...	Osman Rizvanbegović

Reception

The movie was mostly praised by critics with some reviewers, such as Dennis Harvey of Variety Magazine, commenting on the film; "Writer-helmer Darko Mitrevski keeps pushing the envelope... The cynical, hallucinatory, modern Pilgrim's Progress is a trip, with memorably out-there sequences sure to build a cult rep among adventuresome cineastes."

Box office

The film was the highest-grossing film to date in the Republic of Macedonia. It was also released in Russia, United Kingdom, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Awards and nominations

Event	Award	Winner/Nominee	Result
27th Moscow International Film Festival Moscow International Film Festival Moscow International Film Festival , is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1959. From its inception to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995....	Special Mention of the Film Critic's Guild of Russia	Darko Mitrevski	Won
	Golden St. George	Darko Mitrevski	Nominated
Motovun Film Festival Motovun Film Festival Motovun Film Festival is an annual film festival established in 1999 and held in Motovun, Croatia. It usually takes place over 5–6 days in late July or early August...	Propeller of Motovun - From A to A Award, Best Film In the South-East European Region	Darko Mitrevski	Won