Macedonian Saga

Oct 19, 1993

1h 53m

★ 5.0

Romeo and Juliet from Macedonia...

Overview

The arrival of the young teacher Damjan in one village in western Macedonia shakes the usual daily life of its inhabitants who belong to different religions.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

TFRZ Pegaz Skopje

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Cast

Damjan

Kiril Pop Hristov

Dzemile

Biljana Taneska

Odza

Meto Jovanovski

Nevzet

Vlado Jovanovski

Sani

Vladimir Svetiev

Bedia Begovska

Andreja

Petar Temelkovski

Pop Tomanija

Zafir Hadžimanov

Suljo

Šišman Angelovski

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