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On the Road to Katanga

On the Road to Katanga

Genres

Drama

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Obsessed by the dreams of a comfortable life, son of a coal miner comes back to his native country with plans to sell his father's house in order to travel to the African diamond mine in Katanga. Re-visiting of his hometown brings back his childhood trauma, and the nightmare of the old and new love, the events in and around the mine, all put his obsession with Katanga on test.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

03 May 1987

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Svetozar Cvetković

Svetozar Cvetković

Pavle Bezuha

Mirjana Karanović

Mirjana Karanović

Pevačica Žana

Radoš Bajić

Radoš Bajić

Jova

Ljiljana Lašić

Ljiljana Lašić

Marija

Tone Šolar

Tone Šolar

Ciglič

Fabijan Šovagović

Fabijan Šovagović

Upravnik Janković

Ljubiša Samardžić

Ljubiša Samardžić

Toša Palidrvce

Mirko Babić

Mirko Babić

Žakula

Meto Jovanovski

Meto Jovanovski

Janko

Mladen Nelević

Mladen Nelević

Visoki

Ljubica Šćepanović

Ljubica Šćepanović

Majka

Božidar Bunjevac

Božidar Bunjevac

Ljubomir Bezuha, otac

Stole Aranđelović

Stole Aranđelović

Grgur

Miloš Kandić

Miloš Kandić

Stević

Dubravko Jovanović

Dubravko Jovanović

Mladić

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