Bal-Can-Can (, transliterated Bal-Kan-Kan) is a 2005 Macedonian-Italian joint production film about a deserter who travels throughout the Balkans as a political immigrant in search of his dead mother-in-law who is wrapped in a carpet.

Cast

Production

The film was a co-production of Macedonia (now North Macedonia), Italy, Serbia and Montenegro and Britain. The executive producer of the film was Loris Curci. The screenplay was written by Darko Mitrevski, who also directed the film. The director of cinemaphotography was Suki Medencević and the film was edited by Giacobbe Gamberini. Auditions for extras were held in July 2003 in Skopje. The filming happened in September and October.

Release

The film was released in 2005.

Reception

Dennis Harvey of Variety, commenting on the film, wrote: "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 has been the highest-grossing film in North Macedonia, with over 100,000 tickets sold. It was also released in Russia, United Kingdom, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Awards and nominations