Petria's Wreath

Feb 22, 1980

1h 39m

★ 7.2

Overview

This film takes place in a small mining town in Serbia, within a time span covering the prewar, war, and postwar period. A story about tragic life of an illiterate woman from village, about her life with three men she loved. Her life, torn between dreams and reality, is a life of suffering, loneliness, disappointment, hope and love.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Centar film

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Cast

Petrija

Mirjana Karanović

Miša

Dragan Maksimović

Ljubiša

Pavle Vuisić

Dobrivoje

Marko Nikolić

Vlajna Ana

Olivera Marković

Kamenče

Veljko Mandić

Vela Bugarka

Ljiljana Krstić

Fotograf

Milivoje 'Mića' Tomić

Inženjer Marković

Miloš Žutić

Doktor Nikolić

Rade Marković

Stara Petrija

Darinka Živković

Železničar

Dušan Antonijević

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