On the Road to Katanga
1987 · 106 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama
Obsessed by the dreams of a comfortable life, son of a coal miner comes back to his native country with plans to sell his father's house in order to travel to the African diamond mine in Katanga. Re-visiting of his hometown brings back his childhood trauma, and the nightmare of the old and new love, the events in and around the mine, all put his obsession with Katanga on test.
Directed by Živojin Pavlović · Written by Radoš Bajić
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Svetozar Cvetković Pavle Bezuha -
Mirjana Karanović Pevačica Žana -
Radoš Bajić Jova -
Ljiljana Lašić Marija - T Tone Šolar Ciglič
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Fabijan Šovagović Upravnik Janković -
Ljubiša Samardžić Toša Palidrvce -
Mirko Babić Žakula -
Meto Jovanovski Janko - M Mladen Nelević Visoki
- L Ljubica Šćepanović Majka
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Božidar Bunjevac Ljubomir Bezuha, otac
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