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The Farm in the Small Marsh (1976)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 2H 6M

Director : Branko Bauer

Synopsis

War arrives to a small secluded village in Vojvodina. The Germans take a group of hostages through the village and on their way molest a small boy. As revenge, the boy sets the German corn on fire. An intelligent and shrewd Gestapo officer Šicer arrives to investigate. He does not even suspect that he is up against a group of small boys, led by Milan and Vaso, and orders that all men from the village be taken to custody. He announces that one man will be shot each day unless the real culprit steps forward. Children contact the partisans.

Actors

Slavko Štimac
Slavko Štimac
Milan Maljević
Miodrag Radovanović
Miodrag Radovanović
Šicer
Pavle Vuisić
Pavle Vuisić
Paja
Renata Ulmanski
Renata Ulmanski
Majka
Miroljub Lešo
Miroljub Lešo
Pera
Ljubomir Živanović
Ljubomir Živanović
Vasa
Milan Kuruzović
Milan Kuruzović
Branko
Slobodan Velimirović
Slobodan Velimirović
Riđi
Vojin Kajganić
Vojin Kajganić
Sep
Dragoljub Milosavljević 'Gula'
Dragoljub Milosavljević 'Gula'
Velja
Ivan Jagodić
Ivan Jagodić
Plavi paor
Stole Aranđelović
Stole Aranđelović
Skeledžija
Božidar Pavićević 'Longa'
Božidar Pavićević 'Longa'
Šuca
Danilo
Danilo "Bata" Stojković
Damjan
Danilo Čolić
Danilo Čolić
Komandant
Milivoje Mića Tomić
Milivoje Mića Tomić
Brica

Crews

Branko Bauer
Branko Bauer
Writer
Branko Bauer
Branko Bauer
Director
Arsen Diklić
Arsen Diklić
Writer
Vojislav Simic
Vojislav Simic
Original Music Composer
Branko Blažina
Branko Blažina
Director of Photography
Branka Čeperac
Branka Čeperac
Editor
Vlastimir Gavrik
Vlastimir Gavrik
Production Design
Kosta Keskinov
Kosta Keskinov
Art Direction
Zagorka Stojanović
Zagorka Stojanović
Costume Design

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