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Dreaming the Rose

Original title: San o ruzi
  • 1986
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
172
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Dreaming the Rose (1986)
Drama

Valent is a night shift worker who can barely feed his family. To add the insult to injury, every night he must pass near the butcher's shop with meat products he can't afford. But one night... Read allValent is a night shift worker who can barely feed his family. To add the insult to injury, every night he must pass near the butcher's shop with meat products he can't afford. But one night the shop is a scene of a gangland shooting. Valent picks up the bag full of money and a g... Read allValent is a night shift worker who can barely feed his family. To add the insult to injury, every night he must pass near the butcher's shop with meat products he can't afford. But one night the shop is a scene of a gangland shooting. Valent picks up the bag full of money and a gun, and his life changes.

  • Director
    • Zoran Tadic
  • Writer
    • Pavao Pavlicic
  • Stars
    • Rade Serbedzija
    • Fabijan Sovagovic
    • Iva Marjanovic
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    172
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Zoran Tadic
    • Writer
      • Pavao Pavlicic
    • Stars
      • Rade Serbedzija
      • Fabijan Sovagovic
      • Iva Marjanovic
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rade Serbedzija
    Rade Serbedzija
    • Valent
    Fabijan Sovagovic
    • Laci
    Iva Marjanovic
    • Ljuba
    Ljubo Zecevic
    • Zeljac
    Anja Sovagovic-Despot
    • Jasna
    Vedran Psenicnik
    • Tomica
    Mario Vuk
    • Mali
    Vlatko Dulic
    • Car
    Ljubo Kapor
    • Vukovic
    Franjo Majetic
    • Susjed
    Zdenka Hersak
    • Milostiva
    Ivo Fici
    • Istrazitelj
    Tomislav Gotovac
    • Krcmar
    Toso Jelic
    • Gospon
    Srecko Jurdana
    • Tjelohranitelj #1
    Ivo Kristof
    • Tjelohranitelj #2
    Djordje Rapajic
    • Milicioner
    Sami Serifovic
    • Kuga
    • Director
      • Zoran Tadic
    • Writer
      • Pavao Pavlicic
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    10/10

    Excellent Croatian thriller-drama

    This movie, made in the days of old Yugoslavia while its movie industry was at its peak, is one of the best, if not THE best, thrillers made in that country. It stars Rade Serbedzija(Sherbedgia) as a poor blue collar man from Zagreb who is not satisfied with his situation and especially the fact that he cannot afford to buy a real good piece of meat for himself and his family. One night he accidentally stumbles onto a crime scene and finds a gun and a bag of money. This leads him to trouble as local gangsters are looking for the money bag.

    There is some violence here, especially in the final showdown between Serbedzija and the gangsters. The acting is top notch and Serbedzija as Valentin has rarely been better. Also Fabijan Sovagovic and his daughter Ana make fine supporting performances. The ending is also unusually positive for a Yugoslav drama-thriller. I think this movie deserves a full 10.
    • ereinion
    • Oct 3, 2006
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    • Release date
      • March 17, 1989 (East Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Yugoslavia
    • Languages
      • Croatian
      • Serbo-Croatian
    • Also known as
      • San o ruzi
    • Filming locations
      • Zagreb, Croatia
    • Production companies
      • Centar Film
      • Zagreb Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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