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The Boy Who Followed the Sun

The Boy Who Followed the Sun

Genres

FamilyDrama

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Story of a 12 year old orphaned boy who takes to wandering about the countryside after the death of his drunkard father.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

21 July 1982

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Aleksandar Jablan

Aleksandar Jablan

Šalajko

Dragomir Čumić

Dragomir Čumić

Slobodan Simić

Slobodan Simić

Đorđe Jelisić

Đorđe Jelisić

Veljko Mandić

Veljko Mandić

Voja Mirić

Voja Mirić

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