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A Little Bit of Soul

A Little Bit of Soul

1987•1h 13m•6.6/10
Drama

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6.6/10(7)

A bitter coming-of-age story about boy who grows up in a remote Bosnian village shortly after World War II.

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Production

Televizija Sarajevo

Language

SH

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Davor Janjić

Davor Janjić

Nihad

Branko Đurić

Branko Đurić

Ibrahim

Branka Bajić

Senada

Boro Stjepanović

Boro Stjepanović

Poštar

Zaim Muzaferija

Jusuf

Saša Petrović

Saša Petrović

Latif

Snježana Sinovčić Šiškov

Snježana Sinovčić Šiškov

Hanifa

Sabrina Noack

Nihadova žena

Ramiz Sekić

Senadin otac

Mladen Nelević

Doktor

Božidar Bunjevac

Božidar Bunjevac

Železničar

Stjepan Marković

Milenko Iliktarević

Mustafa Ihtijarević

Branka Arnautović

Branka Đorem

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