The Beach Guard in Winter

The Beach Guard in Winter

1976 · 90 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama

Grown up in an atmosphere of failed marriage of his parents, a young man wants to go his way throughout life. School he finished doesn't give him the opportunity to find a job, so he accepts the position of a beach guard in winter period.

Directed by Goran Paskaljević · Written by Gordan Mihić

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