Madonna

Jan 1, 1999

1h 25m

★ 5.0

Overview

In a small Croatian village in 1991, a carpenter Kuzma falls for much younger Ana. In spite of their surroundings' opposition towards their relationship, the couple marries and Ana gives birth to their son. Being also familiar with the statuary, he makes a sculpture of Madonna for the local church. A quiet life of the village is disturbed when the first clashes between Croats and Serbs arise.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Hrvatska Radiotelevizija

MaXima film

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Cast

Stolar Kuzma Glavan

Ljubomir Kerekeš

Ana

Lucija Šerbedžija

Rade

Ivo Gregurević

Čuka

Goran Navojec

Vanja Drach

Josip Genda

Marija Kohn

Damir Lončar

Filip Šovagović

Goran Grgić

Sabljakov pomoćnik

Dražen Kuhn

Ćiro Šokčević

Vlatko Dulić

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