Solaja

Solaja

1955 · 102 min · ★ 6.5 · War

Life of Simo Šolaja (1905-1942), a Yugoslav partisan national hero from Bosnia.

Directed by Vojislav Nanović · Written by Mihajlo Renovčević

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