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Times Devoid of Fairy Tales

Times Devoid of Fairy Tales

Genres

Drama

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A coming-of-age story set in Slovenian town during WW2.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Slovenian

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

20 May 1986

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Majda Potokar

Majda Potokar

Iztok Jereb

Iztok Jereb

Marina Urbanc

Marina Urbanc

Bernarda Gašperčič

Bernarda Gašperčič

Vesna Bukilica

Vesna Bukilica

Metod Pevec

Metod Pevec

Vinko Podgoršek

Vinko Podgoršek

Primož Ekart

Primož Ekart

Matija Rozman

Matija Rozman

Nace Simončič

Nace Simončič

Matjaž Arsenjuk

Matjaž Arsenjuk

Franc Černe

Franc Černe

Rudolf Rudi Čamernik

Rudolf Rudi Čamernik

Ana Pretnar

Ana Pretnar

Boris Kerč

Boris Kerč

Janez Pogorelec

Janez Pogorelec

Zoran More

Zoran More

Marko Mlačnik

Marko Mlačnik

Srečko Kermauner

Srečko Kermauner

Uroš Cegnar

Uroš Cegnar

Konrad Pižon

Konrad Pižon

Metoda Zorčič

Metoda Zorčič

Lojze Sadar

Lojze Sadar

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