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Broad Are the Leaves (1981)

The action takes place in 1943 and today, and a Partisan school in Srem is in the center of action. A young journalist gets appointed to shoot a film report about the participants in the Liberation War from this area. In Srem village she meets common, simple people. She discovers that a free territory and a Partisan school was there. She also finds out that everybody acted as one. Deply going through all of those events, young reporter grows mature, identifying herself with the revolution participants.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Bekim FehmiuBekim FehmiuBaja
  • Photo of Mira BanjacMira BanjacJovanka
  • Photo of Jadranka SelecJadranka SelecJara
  • Photo of Ksenija MartinovKsenija MartinovAnđa kao devojka
  • Photo of Ivan HajtlIvan HajtlDeda Vesa
  • Photo of Ljuba KulikovaLjuba KulikovaRadmila
  • Photo of Ljubiša SamardžićLjubiša SamardžićMarko
  • Photo of Dušan JanićijevićDušan JanićijevićSreja
  • Photo of Adem ČejvanAdem ČejvanMrkšić
  • Photo of Tatjana LukjanovaTatjana LukjanovaAnđa kao starica

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