Doctor Homer's Brother

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Doctor Homer's Brother

Doctor Homer's Brother is a 1968 Yugoslav war drama directed by Živorad "Žika" Mitrović. The film blends Partisan-era storytelling with Western influences and a critique of postwar corruption. It features a memorable title song performed by Arsen Dedić.

Plot
In 1945 Kosovo, months after World War II, Simon Petrović returns home from four years in a German prisoner-of-war camp. He discovers that his fiancée Vera has married his brother Homer, a doctor. To make matters worse, his father, a respected judge, was killed under suspicious circumstances. Although the killer is found, Simon decides to uncover the full truth and seek justice for his father, his family, and their community. The country is poor, typhus is spreading, and remnants of Ballist fighters hide in the mountains as Simon pursues the truth.

Cast (selected)
- Velimir Bata Živojinović as Simon Petrović
- Voja Mirić as Doctor Homer
- Jovan Milićević as Captain Vuk
- Ljuba Tadić as a monk
- Pavle Vuisić as Atanas
- Jelena Žigon as Vera
- Petre Prlićko as a doctor
- Stole Aranđelović as Kurteš
- Faruk Begolli as a peasant
- Panče Kamdžik, Minja Vojvodić, and others in supporting roles

Production and release
- Written by and directed by Živorad Mitrović
- Produced by Boško Mitrović
- Music by Bojan Adamič
- Production company: FRZ Beograd
- Running time: 84 minutes
- Language: Serbo-Croatian
- Country: Yugoslavia
- Release year: 1968

Overview
The film’s story draws on postwar hardship in Kosovo and the pursuit of truth against corrupt authorities. It centers on a man’s vow to uncover the real killers behind his father’s death, against a backdrop of poverty, disease, and lingering anti-communist tensions.