A Good Wife
2016 · 90 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama
When 50-year-old Milena finds out about the terrible past of her seemingly ideal husband, while simultaneously learning of her own cancer diagnosis, she begins an awakening from the suburban paradise she has been living in.
Directed by Mirjana Karanović · Written by Mirjana Karanović
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Mirjana Karanović Milena -
Boris Isaković Vlada -
Marko Nikolić Miroljub -
Hristina Popović Nataša -
Bojan Navojec Dejan -
Ksenija Marinković Zlata -
Jasna Đuričić Suzana - V Vlado Kerošević Sveta
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Isidora Simijonović Katarina -
Ermin Bravo Pop Brana -
Svetozar Cvetković Doktor -
Milan Marić Davor
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