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The Price of Life

The Price of Life

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At the end of 1991, a prisoner Ivan escapes from Serbian camp. He finds a hideout in the property of a wealthy Serbian landowner Stevan, who eventually finds him and offers him two choices - to submit him to the authorities, or to make Ivan work for him. Ivan accepts the latter and while staying on the farm he gradually introduces the landowner's deranged family. He also meets his daughter-in-law Anica, a beautiful Croatian woman married to landowner's bloodthirsty son who fights in Croatia. A secret love affair is being developed between the two Croats.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Croatian

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 January 1994

Country

Croatia

Cast

Slavko Juraga

Slavko Juraga

Ivan

Barbara Vicković

Barbara Vicković

Anica

Ivan Tomljenović

Ivan Tomljenović

Stevan

Edo Peročević

Edo Peročević

Tuco

Goran Grgić

Goran Grgić

Dušan

Ivan Brkić

Ivan Brkić

Vaso

Senka Bulić

Senka Bulić

Desa

Mesud Dedović

Mesud Dedović

Sonja Desnica

Sonja Desnica

Tarik Filipović

Tarik Filipović

Siniša Juričić

Siniša Juričić

Vjenceslav Kapural

Vjenceslav Kapural

Marko Makovičić

Marko Makovičić

Branko Meničanin

Branko Meničanin

Vedran Mihletić

Vedran Mihletić

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