Movie: In the Jaws of Life

Top 10 Billed Cast

Gorica Popović
Gorica Popović

Dunja

Vitomira Lončar
Vitomira Lončar

Štefica Cvek

Bogdan Diklić
Bogdan Diklić

Pipo

Miodrag Krivokapić
Miodrag Krivokapić

Sale

Mira Furlan
Mira Furlan

Marijana

Semka Sokolović-Bertok
Semka Sokolović-Bertok

Tetka

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović
Miki Manojlović

Vozač

Velimir Živojinović
Velimir Živojinović

Trokrilni

Rade Šerbedžija
Rade Šerbedžija

Intelektualac

Koraljka Hrš
Koraljka Hrš

Nena

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    Two parallel tales about two modern women. One is Štefica Cvek, average and lonely girl who desperately tries to find the man of her dreams. The other story is about a woman director who is making the movie about Štefica and has the same problem.

  • Release Date

    1984-04-04

  • Average

    5.6

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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    EnglishSlovenščina
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