The Last Roll-Call

The Last Roll-Call

1962 · 99 min · ★ 6.5 · War, Drama

In October 1941 the Nazis decide to crush a rebellion in Serbia by mass shootings of civilians. In the city of Kragujevac thousands of people, including entire high school classes, were rounded up and shot in one day. The movie follows the fate of one of such classes.

Directed by Milenko Štrbac · Written by Milenko Štrbac

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