Djuka Begovic

Jul 1, 1991

1h 30m

★ 5.7

Overview

After spending 13 years in prison, forty-year-old Djuka Begovic returns to his home-village in Slavonia. He promises to his mother that he will begin a new and honest life. He finds new meaning in taking care of his daughter Smilja. He tries to chase away destructive thoughts that threaten to overwhelm him by throwing himself into hard work. However, everything around him reminds him of his past and his family's tragic destiny. His family was wealthy at the beginning of the twentieth century, but was destroyed by the capitalist powers that took over the villages and broke the traditional family cooperatives. Djuka's personal life was marked by constant conflicts with his father.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Zagreb Film

Hrvatska Radiotelevizija

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Cast

Đuka Begović

Slobodan Ćustić

Sima

Fabijan Šovagović

Ljubica

Asja Jovanović

Ilja

Filip Šovagović

Jagoda

Urška Hlebec

Đuka kao dječak

Krunoslav Senčić

Ilarija Begović

Zaim Muzaferija

Ruža

Perica Martinović

Smilja

Nataša Tič Ralijan

Mata

Mustafa Nadarević

Mara

Helena Buljan

Roth

Zoran Pokupec

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