{"id":207060,"date":"2026-04-09T13:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=207060"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:48:22","slug":"hajduk-in-belgrade-arrives-in-chicago-the-most-watched-serbian-family-film-based-on-the-legendary-book-on-a-tour-across-america-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/hajduk-in-belgrade-arrives-in-chicago-the-most-watched-serbian-family-film-based-on-the-legendary-book-on-a-tour-across-america-video\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHAJDUK IN BELGRADE\u201d ARRIVES IN CHICAGO! The most-watched Serbian family film, based on the legendary book, on a tour across America! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>If you ever, while living in Serbia and the Balkans, read the legendary book by Gradimir Stojkovic \u201cHajduk in Belgrade\u201d for your school reading list, you will soon have an excellent opportunity to watch the film of the same name with your children in America, filmed exactly according to the mentioned book.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film, which has since become the most-watched Serbian children&#8217;s\/teen film of the decade, starts its American tour at the end of April, and on May 1 and 2, it will visit Chicago (Pickwick Theater), and all those interested can buy tickets at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/hajduk-u-beogradu-premijera-chicago-tickets-1987027336252?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THIS LINK!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to <strong>Chicago<\/strong>, the film will visit <strong>New York, Washington, Miami, Detroit, Indiana (Schererville), Milwaukee, San Diego, and Seattle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arriving in the USA with the film are special guests, <strong>the film&#8217;s director Milan Todorovic and lead actor Todor Jovanovic<\/strong>, who will answer questions from the audience (Q&amp;A) after each screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film \u201cHajduk in Belgrade\u201d is a story about the adventures of <strong>Gligorije Pecikoza Hajduk<\/strong>, a boy who comes to Belgrade from a small village and there, in a new school, begins to spread his code of honor and values, encountering numerous novelties and problems along the way, but discovering that there is an incredible force that suddenly appears and changes everything: <strong>LOVE<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"http:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Hajduk-u-Beogradu3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-207061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Hajduk-u-Beogradu3.jpg 670w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Hajduk-u-Beogradu3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Hajduk-u-Beogradu1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-207062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Hajduk-u-Beogradu1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Hajduk-u-Beogradu1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Hajduk-u-Beogradu1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Hajduk-u-Beogradu1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Hajduk-u-Beogradu1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Hajduk-u-Beogradu1-1568x882.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Hajduk-u-Beogradu1-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>HAJDUK IN BELGRADE: A story about growing up in Serbia in the eighties of the last century\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film has versions with Serbian and English subtitles, so that children from the American diaspora who speak less Serbian will be able to understand it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HAJDUK U BEOGRADU | TIZER TREJLER | NOVEMBAR 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PqCpa88j35E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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