On the Milky Road

On the Milky Road

2016 · 125 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy, Drama

Spring in wartime. Each day a milkman crosses the frontline on a donkey, dodging bullets to bring his precious wares to the soldiers. Blessed with good fortune on his mission, loved by a beautiful villager, a peaceful future seems to await him… until the arrival of a mysterious Italian woman turns his life upside down. Thus begins a story of passionate, forbidden love that will plunge them both into a series of fantastic and dangerous adventures. They have been joined by fate, and nothing and no one seems able to stop them… Two-times Palme D'Or winner Emir Kusturica directs and stars in this story of love and war, rich in emotion, comedy and adventure.

Directed by Emir Kusturica · Written by Emir Kusturica

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Monica Bellucci Nevesta
Emir Kusturica Kosta
Sergej Trifunović
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović Zaga
Bajram Severdžan Provodadžija
Sloboda Mićalović Milena
Davor Janjić
Petar Mirčevski Sveštenik koji je postao kuvar
Ratka Radmanović
Maria Darkina Luna
Aleksandar 'Saša' Sarić Debeli čovek
Novak Bilbija Čobanin

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