The Farm in the Small Marsh

The Farm in the Small Marsh

1976 · 126 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama, War

War arrives to a small secluded village in Vojvodina. The Germans take a group of hostages through the village and on their way molest a small boy. As revenge, the boy sets the German corn on fire. An intelligent and shrewd Gestapo officer Šicer arrives to investigate. He does not even suspect that he is up against a group of small boys, led by Milan and Vaso, and orders that all men from the village be taken to custody. He announces that one man will be shot each day unless the real culprit steps forward. Children contact the partisans.

Directed by Branko Bauer · Written by Arsen Diklić

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Slavko Štimac Milan Maljević
Miodrag Radovanović Šicer
Pavle Vuisić Paja
Renata Ulmanski Majka
Miroljub Lešo Pera
Ljubomir Živanović Vasa
Milan Kuruzović Branko
Slobodan Velimirović Riđi
Vojin Kajganić Sep
Dragoljub Milosavljević 'Gula' Velja
Ivan Jagodić Plavi paor
Stole Aranđelović Skeledžija

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