Burning

Burning

1979 · 94 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama

Small village farmers grow tobacco which they are forced to sell to the government for next-to-nothing prices. This repeats with Italians during the WW2, and with the communists after the war. Boiling point is getting high.

Directed by Boro Drašković · Written by Mirko Kovač

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