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Scent of Quinces
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Scent of Quinces

1982-01-01 · 97 min · ★ 5.0

Romance · Drama · War

Set in Sarajevo during the 1941 Axis occupation of Yugoslavia, a local businessman rapidly amasses wealth by collaborating and maintaining close friendships with the Nazis. However, his financial success is complicated when he becomes deeply infatuated with a Jewish girl.

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Directors
Mirza Idrizović
Production companies
Sutjeska film
Countries
Yugoslavia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mustafa NadarevićMustafa NadarevićMustafa
Ljiljana BlagojevićLjiljana BlagojevićLuna
Irfan MensurIrfan MensurIbrahim
Izet HajdarhodžićHamdibeg
Nada ĐurevskaNada ĐurevskaAzra
Semka Sokolović-BertokSemka Sokolović-BertokEsma
Boro StjepanovićBoro StjepanovićAlkalaj
Špela RozinŠpela RozinMarija
Branko ĐurićBranko ĐurićŠtorm
Zijah SokolovićZijah SokolovićHuso Mujagin
Pavle VuisićPavle VuisićJozo
Zaim MuzaferijaPekar
Živko 'Žika' RistićEfraim
Miroljub LešoMiroljub LešoBoro
Vera MargetićZora

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