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Doomsday is near

Genre:
Drama

Director:
Aleksandar Petrovic

Short description:
In a Vojvodinian village, a caf‚ owner is in conflict with a hog dealer. In order to get his revenge, the caf‚ owner and his friends persuade the half-drunk hog dealer to marry the village jester. In the meantime, a young teacher comes to town and the hog dealer falls in love with her. Thinking his wife now bothers him, he murders her. His father takes the fall, but in time, the peasants discover the real murderer, lure him into the belfry, tie him between the bells and the hog dealer dies, torn apart.
Additional information:
Authentic folk music selection.

Producer:
Avala Film, Les Production artistes associes S.A. Paris

Writer:
Aleksandar Petrovic

Music:
Vojislav Kostic

Cinematographer:
Djordje Nikolic

Production design:
Veljko Despotovic

Country of origin:
Jugoslavija, Srbija

Film editing:
Katarina Stojanovic

Duration:
83 minutes

System:
Widescreen, color

Premiere:
30.10.1968.



Cast:

Annie Girardot
Dragomir Bojanic-Gidra
Eva Balas (Ras)
Ivan Paluch
Mija Aleksic

Film database is created as a joint effort of following companies and organizations: "Balkan Media GmbH" Mannheim, Germany, " Balkanmedia d.o.o." Beograd, Yugoslavia
We are grateful to: "Avala Film Beograd", "Delta Video Beograd", "Centar film Beograd", Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Institut za film Beograd