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Holding the Air
Holding the Air

Holding the Air

Genres

FamilyDrama

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The story of a war-orphan, who remembers first post-war days, his stay in Home for war-orphans, his teachers, friends, and mostly his "only brother".

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

4.3/10

Release Date

07 June 1985

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Marko Vojinović

Marko Vojinović

Milan

Slavko Štimac

Slavko Štimac

Gligorije

Velimir Živojinović

Velimir Živojinović

Buzdovan

Danilo 'Bata' Stojković

Danilo 'Bata' Stojković

Upravnik doma

Jelica Sretenović

Jelica Sretenović

Domaćica

Milivoje 'Mića' Tomić

Milivoje 'Mića' Tomić

Pavle Jovanović

Slavko Simić

Slavko Simić

Gligorijev deda

Dragomir 'Gidra' Bojanić

Dragomir 'Gidra' Bojanić

Doktor

Zoran Radmilović

Zoran Radmilović

Svetlanin stric

Miroslav Bijelić

Miroslav Bijelić

Sveštenik

Gala Videnović

Gala Videnović

Svetlana B. Đorđević

Ljiljana Sedlar

Ljiljana Sedlar

Svetlanina strina

Katica Želi

Katica Želi

Pekarka

David Tasić 'Daf'

David Tasić 'Daf'

Pekar

Miloš Žutić

Miloš Žutić

Narator (voice)

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