As time passes since the end of production, Saab cars are more and more popular and appear more and more often in movies. Saab cars in movies have a special symbolism, like the last one that appeared in the Japanese Oscar-winning movie “Drive My Car”, where, in addition to the main actors, a beautiful Saab 900 Cabriolet played a notable role.
One such Saab 900 Convertible (only different colors) was the choice of the producers and directors of one of the most popular Serbian films of recent years. It is about the film “Toma”, which is the life story of one of the most popular singers of nardone music in the former Yugoslavia.
Last year, the film about the life of one of the most authentic artists from Yugoslavia, Toma Zdravković, made many cry and was an absolute cinema hit not only in Serbia, but also in the region. On January 1 2022, “Toma” had its television premiere on national serbian TV, and soon a series of the same name is being prepared.
How was the Saab 900 Convertible used and what role does it play in the movie “Toma”?
One part of this biopic takes place in America, where the popular singer went to get treatment because he was in very poor health. He expected that in addition to a professional engagement there, he would have better conditions for treatment, but he was soon disappointed. Certainly, as a great bohemian and a lover of pub life, the producers chose the Saab 900 Convertible for Toma as a car that befits a man of such a character.
Production managers in Chicago were Antonije Kovačević (Serbian Times&Serbian News) and Ivana Milano (Chicago Events). The scenography was in the spirit of the 1970s, and there were over 100 actors, extras and crew members on the streets of Chicago. You could also see various cars from that era, Mustang, Saab 900 Convertible, Mercedes… and the Renault 4 attracted the most attention, so even director Dragan Bjelogrlić did not miss the opportunity to ask the owner, Voja Hristova, about the history of this four-wheeler.
