Balkan Express

Balkan Express

A band whose music is a cover for survival.

1983 · 102 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy, War

In this entertaining, clever satire, it is the beginning of World War II and a group of con artists and thieves decide to pose as musicians under the rubric "The Balkan Express".

Directed by Branko Baletić · Written by Gordan Mihić

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