A Christmas in Vienna
1997•1h 37m•9.0•Released
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Eastern Croatian front, December 1991. Famed violinist Ivan Lesjak, his best friend and their travelling band perform for the exhausted soldiers on the frontlines. During one of these private concerts, the camp they're staying in is bombareded by Serbian forces. In the midst of the chaos, Ivan's best friend looses and arm and dies from his injuries soon after. Traumtized by what he saw, Ivan decides to leave the country and keep his parents company in their viennese apartment, however, the lights and crowds of the metropolis further increase his anxiety, until he meets Marina, another Croatian refugee who came to work in Austria as a nurse.
Director
Branko Schmidt
Writer
Branko Schmidt
Languages
German, Croatian
Studio
Hrvatska Radiotelevizija
Cast
Filip Šovagović
Ivan Lesjak
Bojana Gregorić Vejzović
Dr. Marina Parun
Ljubomir 'Kiki' Kapor
Petar Lesjak
Vjera Žagar-Nardelli
Eva Resjak
Marija Kohn
Teta Ana
Drago Krča
Tetak Josip
Gusti Wolf
Mizzi
Damir Lončar
Emil
Damir Šaban
Branko Jelić
Žarko Savić
Stevo
Cynthia Ashperger
Brigita
Ilija Ivezić
General Raguž
Nada Gaćešić-Livaković
Blagajnica
Ivo Gregurević
Gost
Predrag 'Pređo' Vušović
Konobar
Production
Company
Hrvatska Radiotelevizija
Company
Interfilm
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