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The House by the Railway Tracks

The House by the Railway Tracks

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Drama

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A Serbian family leaves the troubled Kosovo region after Albanians rape the daughter in front of her mother. When they leave their home after the assault, their family tombs are desecrated, and the move to northern Serbia is marked by rejection by the local people of their new community.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

06 June 1988

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Anđelka Milivojević

Anđelka Milivojević

Kosovka

Slobodan Beštić

Slobodan Beštić

Mitar

Ljubiša Samardžić

Ljubiša Samardžić

Staniša

Dušica Žegarac

Dušica Žegarac

Tiosava

Zaim Muzaferija

Zaim Muzaferija

Vuksan

Dubravko Jovanović

Dubravko Jovanović

Slobodan

Meto Jovanovski

Meto Jovanovski

Boža Munja

Radomir Lazarević

Radomir Lazarević

Zoran

Ana Jovanović

Ana Jovanović

Saška

Faruk Begolli

Faruk Begolli

Hasan

Vasja Stanković

Vasja Stanković

Radoman

Ljubomir Ćipranić

Ljubomir Ćipranić

Domaćin svadbe

Dušan Janićijević

Dušan Janićijević

Policajac

Maljo Gami

Maljo Gami

Starac

Ana Milakar

Ana Milakar

Slavica

Ljiljana Šljapić

Ljiljana Šljapić

Ljubica

Milija Vuković

Milija Vuković

Sudija

Afrodita Gali

Afrodita Gali

Hasanova žena

Radivoje Kandić

Radivoje Kandić

Učitelj

Dušanka Cvijović

Dušanka Cvijović

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