

Master of His Own Body
1957-01-01 · 109 min · ★ 7.1
Due to negligence that caused the death of a family cow, an extremely poor but handsome young man Iva must obey his father's demands to marry an unattractive and limping daughter of wealthy villagers.
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- Directors
- Fedor Hanžeković
- Production companies
- Jadran film
- Countries
- Yugoslavia
- Status
- Released
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Marija KohnRoza
Mladen ŠermentJakob
Nela EržišnikBara
Viktor BekDeda
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