Zdravko Šotra

Zdravko Šotra (; 13 February 1933 – 8 October 2025) 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 (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina), into an ethnic Serb family as the seventh child of Mara and Đorđe Šotra. He began his professional career at TV Belgrade, working there since its inception.

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.

Šotra died on 8 October 2025, at the age of 92.

Filmography Films Osvajanje slobode (1979) Šesta brzina (1981) Idemo dalje (1982) Igmanski marš (1983) Držanje za vazduh (1985) Braća po materi (1988) Boj na Kosovu (1989) Dnevnik uvreda 1993 (1994) Barking at the Stars (1998) Zona Zamfirova (2002) Pljačka Trećeg rajha (2004) Ivkova slava (2005) Gde cveta limun žut (2006) Kneževina Srbija (2008) Kraljevina Srbija (2008) Šešir profesora Vujića (2012) (Professor Kosta Vujic's Hat) Santa Maria della Salute (2016)

Series Više od igre (1976) Gde cveta limun žut (2006) Ranjeni orao (2008–2009) Greh njene majke (2009–2010) Nepobedivo srce (2011–2012) Alexander of Yugoslavia (2021)