The Road of Fraternity and Unity

The Road of Fraternity and Unity

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The Road of Fraternity and Unity

1999

0h 51m

7.0(1 votes)

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Overview

This first-person documentary provides an inside look into the terrifying and bloody events that shook Central Europe in the 1990s, as the filmmaker takes a trip along the road that once united the disparate states of Yugoslavia, from Slovenia to Macedonia. A film about memory, hatred, love and hope.

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Bela Film

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3 featured cast members

Starring

Sonja Savić

Sonja Savić

Herself

Vlatko Stefanovski

Himself

Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija

Himself

Creative team

Directed by: Maja Weiss

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