Variola Vera
1982 · 104 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, History, Horror
An Albanian pilgrim, infected with an unknown disease, is on his way back to Belgrade from the Middle East. When doctors realize that it is a disease that has been considered eradicated, it is already too late - variola vera begins to languish and the hospital is quarantined.
Directed by Goran Marković · Written by Goran Marković
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Rade Šerbedžija Dr. Grujić -
Erland Josephson Dragutin Kenigsmark -
Dušica Žegarac Dr. Marković - V Varja Đukić Danka Uskoković
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Rade Marković Cole -
Vladislava Milosavljević Slavica -
Peter Carsten UN Epidemiologist -
Aleksandar Berček Jovanović - R Radmila Živković Zaga
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Semka Sokolović-Bertok Dr. Ćirić -
Bogdan Diklić Duško -
Ratko Tankosić Bora
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