One Day of Truth
A scandal breaks out in a small town just big enough to have a local newspaper.
Vinko Möderndorfer
Tone Partljič
Casts & Crew
Ivo Ban
Ljerka Belak
Janez Hočevar
Renato Jenček
Vesna Jevnikar
Karin Komljanec
Peter Musevski
Mojca Partljič
Tone Partljič
Sara Ravnikar
Maja Sever
Also Directed by Vinko Möderndorfer
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