Summary
An ex-partisan and current political activist sets out to Styria region in Slovenia to buy out the wheat from peasants and convince them to form the farming collective. His ostensible success (based on blackmailing rather than convincing), as well as his love defeat, make him disturbed and he kills an innocent man while performing a social mission.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Public viewing safe
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 67
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −24 min on the typical 109
typical 10985Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1970
December 28, 1970
56 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Slovenian
Original language
Made in
Serbia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Živojin Pavlović Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Ivan Potrč Novel
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