Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams

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Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams

2006

1h 30m

6.8(84 votes)

Drama

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Overview

A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.

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26 members

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Mirjana Karanović

Esma

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Luna Mijović

Sara

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Leon Lučev

Pelda

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Kenan Ćatić

Samir

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Jasna Beri

Sabina

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Dejan Aćimović

Čenga

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Bogdan Diklić

Saran

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Ermin Bravo

Profesor Muha

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Semka Sokolović-Bertok

Peldina majka / Pelda's Mother

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Emir Hadžihafizbegović

Puška

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Maike Mia Höhne

Jabolka

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Jasna Žalica

Plema

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Nada Đurevska

Tetka Safija

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Emina Muftić

Vasvija

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Dunja Pašić

Mila

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Sedina Muhibić

Maja

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Sabina Turulja

Zehra

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Vanessa Glodjo

Džemila

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Sanja Burić

Mirha

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Hasija Borić

Fadila

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Mirza Tanović

Prodavac

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Hendrik Massute

Vojnik

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Hasiba Agić

Pjevačica u centru

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Mirsad Čomaga

Pjevač u kafani

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Enis Avdić

Školski drug

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Ana Jovanović

Igračica

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