Holding the Air

Holding the Air

1985•1h 35m•4.4/10

FamilyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.4/10(5)

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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Production

Union film

Language

SH

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Marko Vojinović

Milan

Slavko Štimac

Slavko Štimac

Gligorije

Velimir Živojinović

Velimir Živojinović

Buzdovan

Danilo 'Bata' Stojković

Danilo 'Bata' Stojković

Upravnik doma

Jelica Sretenović

Jelica Sretenović

Domaćica

Milivoje 'Mića' Tomić

Milivoje 'Mića' Tomić

Pavle Jovanović

Slavko Simić

Slavko Simić

Gligorijev deda

Dragomir 'Gidra' Bojanić

Dragomir 'Gidra' Bojanić

Doktor

Zoran Radmilović

Zoran Radmilović

Svetlanin stric

Miroslav Bijelić

Miroslav Bijelić

Sveštenik

Gala Videnović

Gala Videnović

Svetlana B. Đorđević

Ljiljana Sedlar

Svetlanina strina

Katica Želi

Pekarka

David Tasić 'Daf'

Pekar

Miloš Žutić

Miloš Žutić

Narator (voice)

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