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Virgina (1991)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Srđan Karanović

Synopsis

"Virgina" tells a tale from the 19th century Serbian village near the Adriatic Sea. Because of the extreme patriarchal culture there is a superstition that families without male heirs are cursed. When the wife gives birth to their fourth daughter, father decides that the child will become a so-called "Virgina" and that she will live as a man.

Actors

Miodrag Krivokapić
Miodrag Krivokapić
Timotije
Ina Gogálová
Ina Gogálová
Dostana
Slobodan Milovanović
Slobodan Milovanović
Paun
Mirko Vlahović
Mirko Vlahović
Momak
Matija Prskalo
Matija Prskalo
Najstarija sestra
Vjenceslav Kapural
Vjenceslav Kapural
Josip
Nada Gaćešić-Livaković
Nada Gaćešić-Livaković
Ranka (as Nada Gacesic-Livakovic)
Andrijana Videnović
Andrijana Videnović
Laura
Marta Keler
Marta Keler
Stevan
Sladjana Bebic
Sladjana Bebic
Andja
Igor Bjelan
Igor Bjelan
Mijat

Crews

Srđan Karanović
Srđan Karanović
Director
Srđan Karanović
Srđan Karanović
Writer
Slobodan Trninić
Slobodan Trninić
Cinematography
Zoran Simjanović
Zoran Simjanović
Original Music Composer

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