A new film showing the life and crimes of Serbian Vlada Vasiljevic premiered earlier this week in Amsterdam. Titled The Belgrade Phantom, for Vasiljevic’s nickname, the story follows the man after he stole a white Porsche 911, and used it to torment the police over a ten day period during Serbia’s communist era.

First-time feature director Jovan Todorovic used a combination of archive footage, radio interviews, and original dramatized material to create the story. Several car chases were shot throughout the Serbian capital of Belgrade to recreate the Phantom using his stolen 1979 Porsche 911 Targa to easily outrun the 60hp Zastava police cars.

The Belgrade Phantom is currently being shown at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.

In the new movie “Love the Beast”, the Australian actor Eric Bana plays himself. The film is essentially about the love affair a young man has with his car which has lasted a period of about 25 years. Forty-year old Bana says the car in question is a Ford GT Falcon which to him has become a friend over the years.

There are a few famous cameos in the movie, names like car nut Jay Leno, Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, relationship guru Dr Phil and previous Targa Tasmania Rally winners like Jim Richards and Barry Oliver.

Bana’s role as himself is a first after the actor starred in big films like Hulk, Troy and Munich.

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