

Time of Miracles
1989-04-01 · 98 min · ★ 6.1
September 1945. The new communist authorities go into the church, hang the flag of the Party and paint over the old frescoes, but each time the frescoes miraculously return. A stranger comes to town and works miracles; the townsfolk are convinced he is the Messiah. Director Paskaljevic cut his TV miniseries, based on the novel by Borislav Pekic, to feature film length.
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- Directors
- Goran Paskaljević
- Production companies
- Radiotelevizija Beograd, TRZ Singidunum, Channel 4 Television
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Yugoslavia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Predrag 'Miki' ManojlovićNikodim
Dragan MaksimovićLazar
Mirjana KaranovićMarta
Danilo 'Bata' StojkovićJovan
Svetozar CvetkovićMladić
Mirjana JokovićMarija
Stole AranđelovićSlepac
Ljuba TadićPop Luka
Slobodan 'Boda' NinkovićOzren
Dušan JanićijevićHromac
Neda ArnerićPopadija
Radmila SavićevićStarica
Dragomir FelbaMihajloTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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