

The Knife
1999-03-19 · 130 min · ★ 6.4
In attempt to find out who he is and where his roots lie, Alija Osmanović discovers something far deeper and more important. He slowly discovers an evil that follows him as his destiny regardless of what his ancestors were called. Trying to find the reasons for this evil, he finds himself in a vicious circle. Running away from an irrational fear within him, he eventually finds the road to his faith.
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- Directors
- Miroslav Lekić
- Production companies
- Monte Royal Pictures, Metrofilm
- Countries
- Yugoslavia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Žarko LauševićAlija Osmanović / Ilija Jugović
Bojana MaljevićMilica Janković
Aleksandar BerčekHalil 'Sikter' Efendija
Ljiljana BlagojevićRabija Osmanović
Petar BožovićSabahudin Aga / Atifaga Tanović
Velimir 'Bata' ŽivojinovićNićifor Jugović
Nikola KojoMilan Vilenjak
Dragoslav 'Dragan' NikolićHodža
Mira BanjacNana Hikmeta
Dragan MaksimovićZulfikar
Marko BaćovićČetnički vojvoda
Nebojša BakočevićUstaški lekar
Branimir BrstinaVojnik za volanom
Vojin ĆetkovićLjubo Nikšićanin
Slobodan ĆustićHusein Osmanović
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