Ada

Ada

Ada

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Ada

1985

1h 36m

9.0(5 votes)

Drama

Overview

A married woman unsuccessfully tries to find a job in order to provide a better life to her son.

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15 members

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Zoja Odak

Ada

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Aleksandar Berček

Zdravko

Aleksandar Berček

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Adi Karalić

Zoki

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Vesna Čipčić

Vojka

Vesna Čipčić

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Borivoje Todorović

Martin

Borivoje Todorović

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Ružica Sokić

Doktorica Šefer

Ružica Sokić

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Velimir Živojinović

Mladen

Velimir Živojinović

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Boro Stjepanović

Rale

Boro Stjepanović

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Rade Čolović

Geda

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Mladen Nelević

Ćiro

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Emir Hadžihafizbegović

Ranko

Emir Hadžihafizbegović

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Demeter Bitenc

Stipanić

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Milenko Vidović

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Jasna Diklić

Službenica u pošti

Jasna Diklić

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Žana Jovanović

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