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In the Land of Wonders
In the Land of Wonders

In the Land of Wonders

Genres

Drama

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Still today, years after the war, some regions are contaminated with broken families, poverty, crime and low-grade uranium. In the middle of nowhere in Western Herzegovina, at a NATO military training range, a nine-year-old girl called Alica, together with her uncle Valentin, collects shells and scraps of grenades to sell on the black market. Valentin dies of cancer, Alica's diagnosis is not good but there's no money for therapy. Alica's journey through the Land of Wonders begins.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Croatian

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

01 January 2009

Country

Croatia

Cast

Marija Stjepanović

Marija Stjepanović

Alica

Franjo Kuhar

Franjo Kuhar

Roma

Dora Lipovčan

Dora Lipovčan

Ruža

Borko Perić

Borko Perić

Valentin

Goran Bogdan

Goran Bogdan

Jošan

Nataša Janjić Medančić

Nataša Janjić Medančić

Dunja

Renne Gjoni

Renne Gjoni

Steven

Marija Škaričić

Marija Škaričić

Strina

Lena Politeo

Lena Politeo

Baba

Tarik Filipović

Tarik Filipović

Profesor

Marija Tadić

Marija Tadić

Mira

Goran Grgić

Goran Grgić

Gospodin

Predrag 'Pređo' Vušović

Predrag 'Pređo' Vušović

Prosjak

Marin Arman Grbin

Marin Arman Grbin

Valentinov sin #1

Bruno Pantelić

Bruno Pantelić

Valentinov sin #2

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