

Pretty Village, Pretty Flame
1996-05-11 · 130 min · ★ 7.9
In the opening stages of the Bosnian War, a small group of Serbian soldiers are trapped in a tunnel by a Muslim force.
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- Directors
- Srđan Dragojević
- Production companies
- MCRS, Cobra Film Department, RTS, Greek Film Centre
- Countries
- Yugoslavia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Dragan BjelogrlićMilan
Nikola KojoVelja
Dragan MaksimovićPetar, profesor
Zoran CvijanovićBrzi
Milorad MandićViljuška
Dragan Petrović 'Pele'Laza
Lisa MoncureLiza
Nikola PejakovićHalil
Velimir 'Bata' ŽivojinovićGvozden
Petar BožovićSloba
Marko KovijanićMarko
Dragan ZarićNazim
Admir ŠehovićYoung Milan
Vera Dedović MiljkovićSchool Teacher
Branka KatićBolničarka
Milena Pavlović ČučilovićBolničarka
Branko VidakovićProfiter
Dubravko JovanovićProfiter
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