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Moamer Kasumović

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Moamer Kasumović
Born (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 43)
Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active2003–2024

Moamer Kasumović (Cyrillic: Моамер Касумовић; born 12 December 1981) is a Bosnian actor and producer born in Montenegro. He gained recognition for portraying the role of Damir Fazlinović in the sitcom Lud, zbunjen, normalan from 2007 to 2021.[1]

Kasumović's first television role was in Summer in the Golden Valley in 2003. He has also produced the short film Non-Stop Plavi and feature films Hiljadarka and The Life of Flowers.

Kasumović was sentenced to one year in prison for the criminal offense of fornication against a minor committed in 2021; the verdict was delivered with an option of paying a fixed monetary sum in exchange for avoiding prison.[2]

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On September 16, 2024, at the Sarajevo National Theatre as part of Sarajevo Fest, during a Q&A session following the staging of a National Theatre in Belgrade play, Tiho, tiše, whose plot is focused on peer violence, an underage male in the crowd stated, as part of asking a question, that in 2021 when he was 14 years old, he had been sexually abused by a "well known actor".[3] Prompted by others in the crowd as to the abuser's identity, the underage male revealed it was Kasumović, before further stating that the case was legally tried and that Kasumović was convicted for the crime in a court ruling.[4]

Attempting to confirm the underage male's claims, Raport.ba web portal submitted a request to the Sarajevo Municipal Court, reportedly getting a response that such information couldn't be publicly disclosed as per a provision within the criminal code in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4] The portal then tried the Sarajevo Canton Court, reportedly getting the same response.[4] Eventually, by September 19, 2024, the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office, confirmed to the portal that an indictment had been issued against Kasumović for the criminal offence of "sexual intercourse against a minor" (bludne radnje, obljuba) for which he had been sentenced in 2021 to one year in prison, with an option of avoiding incarceration by paying a fixed sum of KM36,500 (~€18,600).[4] Following the conclusion of the appeals process, in November 2023, he took the payment option and thus avoided prison time.[4][5] The option of making a monetary payment in lieu of prison time is reportedly available to all convicted criminals in Bosnia and Herzegovina sentenced to up to one year.[5]

Once reported on in the Sarajevo-based media, the case became major news in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to a lesser extent in Montenegro where Kasumović had reportedly returned to and began spending most of his time following his initial 2021 conviction in Sarajevo.[6][7] In response to revelations about Kasumović, Federalna televizija announced the decision of removing reruns of Lud, zbunjen, normalan, actor's best known work, from the network's broadcast schedule.[8] His co-star in the series Senad Bašić expressed shock, adding that "[the cast and crew] had no idea about Kasumović's proclivities, which he obviously hid very well".[9] Kasumović's only reaction to his sex offender conviction becoming public knowledge took place via his Facebook page where, in October 2024, he shared a web link to an op-ed by his Montenegrin legal representative Mihailo Volkov, published in the Podgorica-based Pobjeda daily, arguing that Kasumović's verdict in Sarajevo should have been overturned due to a "number of procedural issues".[10][11]

Filmography

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As actor

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Summer in the Golden Valley Boy sitting on bench #2
2005 Prva plata Motorist Short film
Dobro uštimani mrtvaci Ferid
2006 All for Free Mršavi
2008 Čuvari noći Policeman #2
2009 Majka Short film
2010 Piran-Pirano Young Veljko
2012 Twice Born Zoran
2013 Non-Stop Plavi Mountaineer Short film; Also producer
Čefurji raus! Customs officer #1
2014 How I Quit Drinking and Became a Mother Bridegroom Short film
2015 Hiljadarka Fadil Also executive producer
Our Everyday Life Malik
2017 The Frog Muki
Fountain Edin Short film
2018 Nasumice Elvis

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Mujo i Haso superstars Jonas from Germany Appeared in one episode
2004–2005 Crna hronika Neven
2005 Sex i selo Hamo
2007–2021 Lud, zbunjen, normalan Damir Fazlinović
2012 Priče iza diskrecione linije
2013 Dragi blože Miniseries
Patriot Goc Miniseries
2018 Dragi susjedi Tomislav Zovko

As producer

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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Actor Notes
2013 Non-Stop Plavi No No Yes Yes Short film
2016 The Life of Flowers No No Yes No

As executive producer

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Film

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Year Title Notes
2015 Hiljadarka Also actor

References

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  1. ^ "Moamer Kasumović biografija". biografija.info (in Bosnian). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ D.Be. (19 September 2024). "Otkriveno da je Moamer Kasumović osuđen zbog bludničenja nad maloljetnikom iz 2021. godine" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Glumac serije "Lud, zbunjen, normalan" osuđen zbog bludničenja nad maloljetnikom" (in Croatian). n1info.hr. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Dautbegović, Mirela (19 September 2024). "Raport razotkriva: Glumac Moamer Kasumović osuđen za bludničenje nad maloljetnikom. Dobio godinu zatvora koju je otkupio". Report.ba. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b D.Be. (21 September 2024). "Općinski sud: Moamer Kasumović je u novembru 2023. otkupio zatvorsku kaznu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  6. ^ Dautbegović, Mirela (27 September 2024). "Kasumović osuđen za bludne radnje nad petnaestogodišnjakom, pa otkupio slobodu za 18.000 eura". Report.ba. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Dizdarević o slučaju 'Kasumović': Identitet onih koji su počinili takvo gnusno djelo treba biti dostupan i profesionalnoj i široj javnosti". Vijesti. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  8. ^ A., V. (25 September 2024). "Sa Federalne televizije za Raport: Obustavili smo emitiranje serije 'Lud, zbunjen, normalan' nakon slučaja 'Kasumović'". Report.ba. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  9. ^ S. R., L. (9 October 2024). "Senad Bašić ekskluzivno za Raport: Zanijemili smo kad smo čuli za Moamera Kasumovića, krio je sve kao zmija noge". Report.ba. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Konačno se oglasio Moamer Kasumović: Nije ni imao šta drugo reći, izgleda". Report.ba. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  11. ^ Volkov, Mihailo (17 October 2024). "Presuda za Moamera Kasumovića bila je nezakonita i morala je biti ukinuta". Pobjeda. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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