On the Road to Katanga
Genres
Overview
Obsessed by the dreams of a comfortable life, son of a coal miner comes back to his native country with plans to sell his father's house in order to travel to the African diamond mine in Katanga. Re-visiting of his hometown brings back his childhood trauma, and the nightmare of the old and new love, the events in and around the mine, all put his obsession with Katanga on test.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
106 min
Release Date
1987-05-03
Status
Released
Original Language
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
5.4
Svetozar Cvetković
Pavle Bezuha
Mirjana Karanović
Pevačica Žana
Radoš Bajić
Jova
Ljiljana Lašić
Marija
Tone Šolar
Ciglič
Fabijan Šovagović
Upravnik Janković
Ljubiša Samardžić
Toša Palidrvce
Mirko Babić
Žakula
Meto Jovanovski
Janko
Mladen Nelević
Visoki
Ljubica Šćepanović
Majka
Božidar Bunjevac
Ljubomir Bezuha, otac
Stole Aranđelović
Grgur
Miloš Kandić
Stević
Dubravko Jovanović
Mladić
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