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My Part of the World

My Part of the World

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RomanceDrama

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A beautiful and poetic at the same time difficult and tragic story. In the distant mountain village in Herzegovina, shortly after the end of World War II, lonely women and children await the return of men from the front. The few men that remained in the village trying to go to America and find the salvation of the lumber and stone. Center of the story is loneliness and anticipation. This is a tragic story of two men whose fight for the heart of a woman cost the head of both.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 January 1969

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Izet Hajdarhodžić

Izet Hajdarhodžić

Radmila Andrić

Radmila Andrić

Žena

Dragan Zarić

Dragan Zarić

Jelena Žigon

Jelena Žigon

Faruk Begolli

Faruk Begolli

Snježan Aćimović

Snježan Aćimović

Dječak

Olga Babić

Olga Babić

Husein Čokić

Husein Čokić

Otac četiri sina

Jolanda Đačić

Jolanda Đačić

Darinka Đurašković

Darinka Đurašković

Žuža Egreny

Žuža Egreny

Iva Marjanović

Iva Marjanović

Olivera Marković

Olivera Marković

Žarko Mijatović

Žarko Mijatović

Nada Pani

Nada Pani

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