Do Not Mention the Cause of Death

Do Not Mention the Cause of Death

1968 · 79 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

In an atmosphere of WWII, a village dyer wants to help his folks in their sorrow and distress by supplying them with the black paint, but there is not enough black paint for all of them, because death works faster than the dyer. His wife was raped, but the naive dyer believes in "straight" intentions of his godfather - black marketeer, and he gives away free canvas to the people. But in all their pain, people are unable to distinguish good intentions from the evil ones.

Directed by Jovan Živanović

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Bekim Fehmiu Mihajlo
Velimir Živojinović Mitar Velimirović
Olivera Katarina Marija
Pavle Vuisić Jagoš
Oleg Vidov Nemački pukovnik
Rastislav Jović Snajperista
Ilija Bašić Crkvenjak
Nikola Simić Fotograf
Milorad Majić
Svetolik Nikačević
Branislava Vukašinović
Branko Milićević Mihailov sin

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