Moss-Covered Asphalt

Moss-Covered Asphalt

1983 · 93 min · ★ 9.0 · Family

A boy-poet from the village enrolls at the elementary school in the nearest city, but the other kids reject him for not being one of theirs. However, the real values emerge at the surface.

Directed by Jovan Rančić · Written by Jovan Rančić

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