King of Endings
Genres
Overview
Branko Kralj is an alienated businessman and avid chess fan. He is married to the attractive Visnja and they have a son. Their marriage is weak and Branko feels much closer to his mistress than to his wife. One day Kralj and Visnja travel on a half empty train. Kralj goes to a far away compartment for a game of chess, and leaves Visnja alone. Three men take advantage of the lone woman in her compartment and rape her.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1987-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6
Irfan Mensur
Branko Kralj
Ena Begović
Višnja Kralj
Vladislava Milosavljević
Irena
Milan Štrljić
Inspektor
Bogdan Diklić
Božo
Ivo Gregurević
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Zdenko Jelčić
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Vlatko Dulić
Konobar
Zvonimir Torjanac
Psihijatar
Mirjana Majurec
Sekretarica
Franjo Majetić
Prvi šahista
Ivo Fici
Drugi šahista
Ilija Ivezić
Temelj
Vedran Mihletić
Miško
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