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The secret of the monastery brandy

Genre:
Comedy

Director:
Slobodan Sijan

Short description:
An American billionaire wants to restore a destroyed monastery in Yugoslavia in hope that he will get the brandy, in which healing features he was assured during the World War II, when he was in Partisans. Yugoslavs accept his proposal generously, but the secret of producing the brandy was familiar only to the monks, long gone from the monastery. The billionaire's daughter arrives to Yugoslavia and gives an add offering dollars to each monk who returns to the monastery. And, of course, the monastery is suddenly crammed with false monks, official controllers in disguise, policemen and thieves. The situation gets more and more complicated.

Producer:
Avala Film, Dan Tana Productions

Writer:
Chris Longshadow

Music:
Zoran Simjanovic

Cinematographer:
Zivko Zalar, Predrag Popovic

Production design:
Miodrag Nikolic

Country of origin:
Jugoslavija, Srbija

Film editing:
Ljiljana (Lana) Vukobratovic

Duration:
88 minutes

System:
Widescreen, color

Premiere:
21.6.1988.



Cast:

Catherine Hicks
Dara Calenic
Gary Roger
Nikola Simic
Rick Rossovich
Velimir (Bata) Zivojinovic

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