Eight Kilos of Happiness

Eight Kilos of Happiness

1980 · 86 min · ★ 7.5 · War, Drama

A film about an incident in the last war when a gypsy girl sacrifices herself for her lover, a partisan who has deserted.

Directed by Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević · Written by Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević

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