Movie: The Woman from Sarajevo

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Heidelinde Weis
Heidelinde Weis

Rajka Radaković

Rade Šerbedžija
Rade Šerbedžija

Vlado Ratko

Branko Cvejić
Branko Cvejić

Rafo Konforti

Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablić
Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablić

Jovanka

Elfriede Kuzmany
Elfriede Kuzmany

Majka

Dragan Milivojević
Dragan Milivojević

Otac

Petar Dobrić
Petar Dobrić

Relja Bašić
Relja Bašić

Đuro Utješanović
Đuro Utješanović

Vladimir Obleščuk
Vladimir Obleščuk

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    The adaptation of a lesser known novel by Nobelist Ivo Andric, which describes the life of a spinster who was overwhelmed by a single passion: avarice.

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    1980-07-02

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