The Murmur of the Shell

Jan 1, 1990

1h 20m

★ 0.0

Overview

A pharmacist travels from the island to the usual medical treatment at hospital in Zagreb. He's followed by low-ranked regime official whose conduct reveals all the misery that arises between people living in totalitarian systems.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Hrvatska Radiotelevizija

Filmska Radionica Oktavijan

HTV

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Cast

Magistar

Sven Lasta

Medicinska sestra

Jadranka Matković

Špiro Guberina

Josip Genda

Vera Zima

Mia Begović

Ivan Lovriček

Slavica Jukić

Stanka Gjurić

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