I Wish I Were a Pigeon

I Wish I Were a Pigeon

1990 · 102 min · ★ 8.0 · War, Drama

The story of German minority members who, after escaping from Wehrmacht, form a partisan unit named "Ernst Thalmann" in eastern Croatia. The focus is a family whose members fight on different sides of the barricade.

Directed by Miomir 'Miki' Stamenković · Written by Wolfgang Held

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