The Man Under the Table
Genres
Overview
The microcosmic world of a street market on the outskirts of Zagreb: traders, thieves, prostitutes, self-appointed security guards and other lost souls, each with their own unique ideas, passion or mania. We follow the tragicomic, mutually intertwined mini dramas of each character, as they fight to save the marketplace itself, when city planners threaten to raze it to the ground and replace it with a skyscraper.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
71 min
Release Date
2009-07-22
Status
Released
Original Language
Croatian
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
5
Luka Petrušić
Groš
Jelena Lopatić
Lidija
Marija Škaričić
Jasna
Višnja Babić
Brigita
Nikša Butijer
Pepo Ringlov
Inge Appelt
Anka Fofonjka
Danko Ljuština
Žuga
Ronald Žlabur
Suri
Vera Zima
Lucija
Damir Lončar
Pipa
Nenad Cvetko
Prodavac cipela
Ljiljana Bogojević
Kata
Predrag 'Pređo' Vušović
Pascal
Petar Atanasoski
Prodavac kazetofona
Velimir Prosoli
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