Buffet Titanic

Jan 1, 1979

1h 1m

★ 5.7

Overview

Based on a short story of Ivo Andrić, famous Yugoslav Nobel Prize winner, this film is set in Sarajevo during WW2. Mento is a humble, poor Jew who runs a caffe. Stjepan is a man of unknown background, with no social or psychological dimension, who joined Nazis to leave any sort of trace behind himself.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Televizija Sarajevo

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Cast

Mento Papo

Boro Stjepanović

Stjepan Ković

Bogdan Diklić

Agata

Nada Đurevska

Nail

Zaim Muzaferija

Avgustin

Ante Vican

Zike

Zijah Sokolović

Faćo

Fadil Karup

Gošća

Bahra Šapović

Majka

Seša Vukosavljević

Ustaša I

Ranko Gučevac

Ustaša II

Muris Oručević

Ustaša III

Zlatko Martinčević

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