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Eight Kilos of Happiness

Eight Kilos of Happiness

Genres

WarDrama

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A film about an incident in the last war when a gypsy girl sacrifices herself for her lover, a partisan who has deserted.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

01 January 1980

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Dragan Maksimović

Dragan Maksimović

Dezerter

Maja Lalević

Maja Lalević

Ciganka

Miodrag 'Miki' Krstović

Miodrag 'Miki' Krstović

Milutin Jevđenijević

Milutin Jevđenijević

Milena Dravić

Milena Dravić

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