Holding the Air

Holding the Air

Holding the Air

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Holding the Air

1985

1h 35m

4.4(5 votes)

Family

Drama

Overview

The story of a war-orphan, who remembers first post-war days, his stay in Home for war-orphans, his teachers, friends, and mostly his "only brother".

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15 members

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Marko Vojinović

Milan

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Slavko Štimac

Gligorije

Slavko Štimac

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Velimir Živojinović

Buzdovan

Velimir Živojinović

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Danilo 'Bata' Stojković

Upravnik doma

Danilo 'Bata' Stojković

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Jelica Sretenović

Domaćica

Jelica Sretenović

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Milivoje Mića Tomić

Pavle Jovanović

Milivoje Mića Tomić

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Slavko Simić

Gligorijev deda

Slavko Simić

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Dragomir 'Gidra' Bojanić

Doktor

Dragomir 'Gidra' Bojanić

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Zoran Radmilović

Svetlanin stric

Zoran Radmilović

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Miroslav Bijelić

Sveštenik

Miroslav Bijelić

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Gala Videnović

Svetlana B. Đorđević

Gala Videnović

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Ljiljana Sedlar

Svetlanina strina

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Katica Želi

Pekarka

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David Tasić 'Daf'

Pekar

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Miloš Žutić

Narator (voice)

Miloš Žutić

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