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The Man Under the Table(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-07-22
50%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 11m
Overview:
The microcosmic world of a street market on the outskirts of Zagreb: traders, thieves, prostitutes, self-appointed security guards and other lost souls, each with their own unique ideas, passion or mania. We follow the tragicomic, mutually intertwined mini dramas of each character, as they fight to save the marketplace itself, when city planners threaten to raze it to the ground and replace it with a skyscraper.
Languages: Croatian.
Countries:
Croatia
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Movie: The Man Under the Table
Top 10 Billed Cast
Luka Petrušić
Groš
Marija Škaričić
Jasna
Nikša Butijer
Pepo Ringlov
Inge Appelt
Anka Fofonjka
Vera Zima
Lucija
Damir Lončar
Pipa
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Overview
The microcosmic world of a street market on the outskirts of Zagreb: traders, thieves, prostitutes, self-appointed security guards and other lost souls, each with their own unique ideas, passion or mania. We follow the tragicomic, mutually intertwined mini dramas of each character, as they fight to save the marketplace itself, when city planners threaten to raze it to the ground and replace it with a skyscraper.
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2009-07-22
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