The Death of Mr Goluza

The Death of Mr Goluza

1982 · 89 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, Comedy

Traveling salesman in a small town before WW2 makes a solemn promise to kill himself. Later he finds that the local people took him very seriously.

Directed by Živko Nikolić · Written by Branimir Šćepanović

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