On the Road to Katanga
Obsessed by the dreams of a comfortable life, son of a coal miner comes back to his native country with plans to sell his father's house in order to travel to the African diamond mine in Katanga. Re-visiting of his hometown brings back his childhood trauma, and the nightmare of the old and new love, the events in and around the mine, all put his obsession with Katanga on test.
Radoš Bajić
Živojin Pavlović
Casts & Crew
Svetozar Cvetković
Mirjana Karanović
Radoš Bajić
Ljiljana Lašić
Tone Solar
Fabijan Šovagović
Ljubiša Samardžić
Mirko Babić
Meto Jovanovski
Mladen Nelević
Ljubica Šćepanović
Božidar Bunjevac
Stole Aranđelović
Miloš Kandić
Dubravko Jovanović
Also Directed by Živojin Pavlović
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