The Cartier Operation

Jan 1, 1991

1h 30m

★ 6.0

Overview

An immigrant worker from Bosnia falls in love with the actress Nastassia Kinski. To be able to approach her, he has to become famous himself. That's why he sets off on a journey to fame in a black comedy with a twist in its tale.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

RTV Slovenija

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Cast

Egon

Borut Veselko

Selim

Faruk Begolli

Ibro

Haris Burina

Karla

Judita Zidar

Ajša

Urška Hlebec

Pesnik

Srečo Špik

Lojze

Brane Gruber

Biljeterka

Majda Potokar

Boksar

Franc Markovčič

Čuvaj

Radko Polič

Mlajša ciganka

Nataša Tič Ralijan

Frajla

Alenka Vidrih

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