For the King and Fatherland

For the King and Fatherland

2015 · 94 min · ★ 4.0 · History, Drama

The film is picturing the faith of the old Serbian warrior Milisav Janjic, who fought against the German occupation in the Second World War as a member of the "Ravnogorski pokret". The storyline narrates his memories of the past and the war events in the spring of 1941 interwoven with the contemporary moments, the author features the attack of fascist Germany, the April war and the fall of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the misfortune placed upon the Serbian people, loss of freedom, birth of the freedom movement in Serbia and one Serbian soldier, who after 70 years of expatriation in America returns to his homeland.

Directed by Radoš Bajić · Written by Radoš Bajić

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Marko Nikolić Milisav Janjić
Neda Arnerić Milena
Nenad Okanović Milisav Janjić kao mladić
Nebojša Glogovac Đeneral Dragoljub 'Draža' Mihailović
Marko Nikolić Milisav Janjić kao starac
Petar Arsovski Đeneral Dušan Simović
Marko Baćović Svetolik Taralić
Nedeljko Bajić Kapetan Dejanović
Milan Čučilović Kapetan Martinović
Igor Đorđević Učitelj Živadin
Miloš Đorđević Potporučnik Mešković
Stojan Đorđević Željko Taralić

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