The Lead Brigade

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The Lead Brigade

1980

1h 46m

6.3(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

The story of a mine and the men who work it, particularly one miner, who has problems both at work and at home.

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15 members

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Miralem Zupčević

Lazar

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Darko Damevski

Blagoja

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Milja Vujanović

Dušica

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Aco Jovanovski

Šilo

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Pavle Vuisić

Mirko

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Blagoja Spirkoski-Džumerko

Kosta

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Meto Jovanovski

Petre

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Ilija Džuvalekovski

Ljuben

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Nikola 'Kole' Angelovski

Stevo

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Jordančo Čevrevski

Dime

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Majda Tušar

Mare

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Sabina Toziya

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Mladen Babić

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Ljupka Džundeva

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Nada Gešoska

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