Macedonian Saga

Macedonian Saga

Macedonian Saga

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Macedonian Saga

"Romeo and Juliet from Macedonia..."

1993

1h 53m

5.5(4 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

The arrival of the young teacher Damjan in one village in western Macedonia shakes the usual daily life of its inhabitants who belong to different religions.

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9 featured cast members

Starring

Kiril Pop Hristov

Damjan

Biljana Taneska

Dzemile

Meto Jovanovski

Meto Jovanovski

Odza

Vlado Jovanovski

Vlado Jovanovski

Nevzet

Vladimir Svetiev

Sani

Bedia Begovska

Bedia Begovska

Petar Temelkovski

Andreja

Zafir Hadžimanov

Pop Tomanija

Šišman Angelovski

Suljo

Creative team

Directed by: Branko Ivanovski Gapo
Written by: Simon Drakul
Branko Ivanovski Gapo

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