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When Day Breaks
When Day Breaks

When Day Breaks

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Drama

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The story of a retired music professor, Misha Brankov, who under unusual circumstances discovers his true origins. At the place where once stood a Nazi concentration camp for Jews during World War II, a metal box filled with documents is found. It was buried by an inmate Isaac Weiss in the year 1941. The professor finds out that his real parents, the Weiss's, gave him away to their friends, the Brankovs, just before they were taken into the camp. Inside the box there is an unfinished musical score, called "When day breaks", composed by the inmate Isaac Weiss. Searching for the truth about himself and his origins, Misha discovers the little-known truth about Judenlager Semlin camp, one of the worst Nazi execution sites in the heart of contemporary Belgrade. At the same time, the professor's obsession is to complete the composition, started by his father, and to perform it on the site of the former camp... which he, after many vicissitudes, finally succeeds.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Serbian

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

17 August 2012

Country

Serbia

Cast

Mustafa Nadarević

Mustafa Nadarević

Miša Brankov

Predrag Ejdus

Predrag Ejdus

Rabin

Meto Jovanovski

Meto Jovanovski

Mitar

Zafir Hadžimanov

Zafir Hadžimanov

Marko Popović

Toma Jovanović

Toma Jovanović

Najfeld

Rade Kojadinović

Rade Kojadinović

Kosta Brankov

Mira Banjac

Mira Banjac

Ana Brankov

Nebojša Glogovac

Nebojša Glogovac

Mališa

Nada Šargin

Nada Šargin

Marija

Olga Odanović

Olga Odanović

Izbeglica

Ana Stefanović

Ana Stefanović

Hana

Vlastimir Velisavljević

Vlastimir Velisavljević

Domar u sinagogi

Aron Balazs

Aron Balazs

Kupac klavira

Darko Marinković

Darko Marinković

Bole

Gavra Nikolić

Gavra Nikolić

Rade

Aleksandra Širkić

Aleksandra Širkić

Sarah Weiss

Marko Jeremić

Marko Jeremić

Čovek u stanu

Jelena Đulvezan

Jelena Đulvezan

Žena u stanu

Maja Krstić

Maja Krstić

Devojčica

Bora Nenić

Bora Nenić

Ćelavi

Ratko Miletić

Ratko Miletić

Mehaničar

Konstantin Deletić

Konstantin Deletić

Dečak na sajmištu

Milan Tomić

Milan Tomić

Čamdžija

Damir Todorović

Damir Todorović

SS oficir

Zoran Kostić

Zoran Kostić

Rom

Siniša Pavlov

Siniša Pavlov

Taksista

Čarni Đerić

Čarni Đerić

Isak Vajs

Aleksandra Popović

Aleksandra Popović

Sara Vajs

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