The Glembays

The Glembays

1988 · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, Thriller

The Glembays of Zagreb are a rich family cursed with tragedies and haunted by sinister past. Leone Glembay, a rebelious son of the family patriarch, is becoming disgusted with hypocrisy, perversion and crime that runs in the family.

Directed by Antun Vrdoljak · Written by Antun Vrdoljak

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