Priests Ćira and Spira — Season 1, Episode 2: Sunday in the countryside
Comedy, Drama • 75 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 8.5/10
Episode synopsis
The rivalry over the teacher escalates. The priests use all possible tactics: from flattery and excessive hospitality to subterfuge and attempts to embarrass the rival side. The intrigues become increasingly complex, and the popadis Perseus and Sid actively participate in the competition, encouraging their husbands to be more persistent in the fight for the "better son-in-law".
About Priests Ćira and Spira
"Priest Ćira and Priest Spira" is a Yugoslavian television mini-series from 1983 based on Stevan Sremac's story of the same name. It's a humorous adaptation directed by Soja Jovanović, who also made an earlier film version in 1957. The story revolves around the rivalry between two village priests when a young teacher is set to marry the daughter of only one of them.