Zdravko Šotra


Zdravko Šotra was a Serbian film and television director and screenwriter. He is known for having directed the films Zona Zamfirova, Boj na Kosovu, Šešir profesora Vujića, Santa Maria della Salute among others, as well as television mini-series.

Early life

Šotra was born in the village of Kozice, near Stolac, into an ethnic Serb family as the seventh child of Mara and Đorđe Šotra. As a child his family moved to Kosovo just prior to the outbreak of World War II, where he would grow up.

Career

Šotra graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade with a degree in film directing. He began his professional career at TV Belgrade, working there since its inception.
His film Zona Zamfirova was watched by a record 1.2 million people in Serbia.
He directed several television mini-series based on novels by Mir-Jam: Ranjeni orao, Greh njene majke, Nepobedivo srce and Samac u braku.
In his films, he frequently portrayed historical events from Serbian history, which had a considerable influence on the way these events are perceived in Serbian popular culture. Notable among his works are the documentary Where the Yellow Lemon Blooms and the feature film Battle of Kosovo.

Personal life and death

Šotra was married to the former beauty queen Nikica Marinović. Together they had a son, Marko, who is a television director employed at the Serbian state television.
He was a fan of Red Star Belgrade.
Šotra died on 8 October 2025, at the age of 92.

Filmography

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