Vortex
1964 · 1h 18m · N/A
Drama, War
Directed by
Gojko Šipovac
,
Hajrudin 'Šiba' Krvavac
Overview
Yugoslavian anthology movie with three stories. "Father": Germans are taking hostages, peasants from local fields. One old man is begging for German officer to release his sons. Officer offers him releasing of one of his sons, but other will be shot. "Swamp": Two Partisans are in swamp, surrounded by enemies. One of them is wounded, and other one wants to save him by any cost. "Ada": Story about twist of fate, when father and son find them self on different side of the gunpoint.
Director and cast
- Gojko Šipovac Director
- Hajrudin 'Šiba' Krvavac Director
- Lojze Potokar as Otac
- Branko Pleša as Njemački oficir
- Janez Vrhovec as Vladimir
- Dušan Janićijević as Pavle
- Pavle Vuisić as Stojan, otac
- Zlatko Madunić as Ljuban
- Dušan Golumbovski as Mladen, sin
- Aleksandar Micić as Milan
- Ante Kaštelan as Ranko
- Jozo Lepetić as Njemački vojnik
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