Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

1971 · 99 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

In an island town, a professor pensioned before his time, together with his wife, takes care of the hundred year old Maddona Makantuna, a dispossessed land owner.

Directed by Ante Babaja · Written by Slobodan Novak

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