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Better Than Escape(1993)
Status: Released
Date: 1993-07-15
61%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
Overview:
A Yugoslav stage actor marries an American girl in Belgrade and has a child with her, when his career downhill out of political reasons he develops a drinking habit, his wife leaves him and takes their daughter to U.S.A.
Languages: English, Serbian.
Countries:
Yugoslavia
ProductionCompanies: 
Magna Plus
Klapa 22
Movie: Better Than Escape
Top 10 Billed Cast
Žarko Laušević
Aleksa Radman
Claire Beckman
Stamena
Mirjana Karanović
Radmila
Aleksandar Berček
Tale
Branislav 'Ciga' Jerinić
Bata
Branko Cvejić
Upravnik pozorišta
Rahela Ferari
Stamenina baba
Marko Baćović
TV reditelj
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Overview
A Yugoslav stage actor marries an American girl in Belgrade and has a child with her, when his career downhill out of political reasons he develops a drinking habit, his wife leaves him and takes their daughter to U.S.A.
Release Date
1993-07-15
Average
6.143
Rating:
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