Nikola Rakočević

Nikola Rakočević
Nikola Rakočević at the premier of The Sky Above Us at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2015
Born	27 June 1983 Kragujevac, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002-present

Nikola Rakočević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Ракочевић; born 27 June 1983, Kragujevac, Serbia) is an actor^[1] proclaimed as one of Europe’s leading young screen actors,^[2] clocking up awards and critical acclaim^[3] at major international film festivals.

The prestigious Berlin Film Festival (2014) placed Nikola among its ten European Shooting Stars.

The accolade was just one among many international Best Actor awards^[4] 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^[5] (2014), Travelator (2013), Circles / Krugovi (2013), and Skinning / Sisanje (2010).

Nikola has an integral role in the Sky TV/Canal+ crime series The Last Panthers^[6] (2015), an acclaimed European drama inspired by notorious Balkan jewel thieves, the Pink Panthers.

Nikola studied drama at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts (2001-2005). He lives in Belgrade with his wife and son.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Meet Me in Venice
	The Sky Above Us
2014	Branio sam Mladu Bosnu
	Travelator
2013	Circles
	Vojna akademija 2
2011	Oktobar
2010	The Woman with a Broken Nose
	Skinning
2009	Život i smrt porno bande
2007	S. O. S. - Spasite naše duše
2006	Sinovci
	Šejtanov ratnik

Awards

• Shooting Stars Award (2014)

References

2. "Nikola Rakočević je evropska "Zvezda u usponu"". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
3. "Balkan history is a burden for Serbian actors, says Nikola Rakočević". Wild Rooster. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
4. "Nikola Rakočević: Voleo bih da osvojim Oskara". Hello! magazin. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
5. "Nikola Rakočević: Car Konstantin jača samopouzdanje". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
6. "THE LAST PANTHERS/ Anticipazioni puntata 12 dicembre 2015: perché Milan conosce Naomi?". Il Sussidiario.net. Retrieved 2016-01-04.

External links

• Nikola Rakočević at the Internet Movie Database