How I Killed a Saint
Genres
Overview
A promising debut feature tells the story of a young woman returning from America to discover the realities of life in Macedonia, that looks as if it will explode with all the soldiers, corrupt crooks and terrorist idealists.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
82 min
Release Date
2004-01-25
Status
Released
Original Language
Macedonian
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
5.2
Labina Mitevska
Viola
Milan Tocinovski
Kokan
Xhevdet Jashari
Nadir
Lea Lipsa
Ana
Silvija Stojanovska
Stojna
Kiril Korunovski
Pece
Riste Stefanovski
Dedo Kole
Petar Mirčevski
Mihajlović
Toni Mihajlovski
Teodor
Emil Ruben
Ataše
Judy Harris
Suzan
Dorotea Ognjanovska
Ivona
Bajram Severdžan
Sredovečen čovek
Ertan Saban
Bojan
Blagoja Spirkoski-Džumerko
Bogdan
Toše Proeski
Toše
Vasil Mihajlov
Kalašnjikov
Petar Gorko
Policeman
Jason Cahill
Nikola
Vera Janković
Vera
Marina Pankova
Pale
Ljupčo Bresliski
Katerina Šehtanska
(uncredited)
Aleksandra Peševska
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6.2
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6.6
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0.0
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