Acting and Reality

Acting and Reality

1990 · 69 min · Drama, TV Movie

TV drama set in the modern settings of an artistic couple from well-off background, between their working and sleeping room, as well as Croatian national theater.

Directed by Zvonimir Ilijić · Written by Maja Gregl

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