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Tempting the Devil(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-06-27
49%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 57m
Overview:
Two themes arise from the story, themes that are interlocked: the theme of love and of man's eternal submission to traditional symbols. The director Živko Nikolić continues his movie saga of human nature. Both themes develop the mythical idea of temptation. It is basic human relation: from the intimate to the families' vying with each other.
Languages: Serbo-Croatian.
Countries:
Yugoslavia
ProductionCompanies:
Zeta Film
Beograd Film
Aria Films
Movie: Tempting the Devil
Top 10 Billed Cast
Boro Begović
Krstović
Husein Čokić
Zmajević
Ljiljana Krstić
Zmajevićka
Ljiljana Kontić
Baba
Ljubiša Samardžić
Poštar Đoka
Branko Vidaković
Orle
Eva Ras
Krstovićka
Olivera Viktorović
Stojanka
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Overview
Two themes arise from the story, themes that are interlocked: the theme of love and of man's eternal submission to traditional symbols. The director Živko Nikolić continues his movie saga of human nature. Both themes develop the mythical idea of temptation. It is basic human relation: from the intimate to the families' vying with each other.
Release Date
1989-06-27
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