Tango Is a Sad Thought to Be Danced

Jul 9, 1997

1h 30m

★ 3.5

Overview

A famous fashion designer returns to his birthplace in a tiny Serb town, in the wake of the recent war. Although the inhabitants still love to dance the tango and live life's pleasures to the full, the Mafia have gained a foothold.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Viktorija Film

Radiotelevizija Beograd

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Cast

Oksana Mihajlovna

Ana Sofrenović

Ivan Lepić

Ljuba Tadić

Dragan Mićanović

Vojislav Brajović

Svetozar Cvetković

Anita Mančić

Veronika

Sonja Savić

Dragan Jovanović

Štuka

Rastko Janković

Jagoda

Radmila Živković

Dragomir Čumić

Ratko Tankosić

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