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The Ship of Fools

2006-11-07 · 15 min · Not rated

Drama · War

Sarajevo in 1992. Vedran, a once famous musician, tries to shelter his family from the madness of war. He hides them in his old house and goes out of his way to give them a normal day to day life. For a while he manages to keep the war at a distance, but when his daughter gets pregnant Vedran wants to give her a proper wedding in the old town hall

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Directors
Matthias Lebeer
Production companies
Matthias Lebeer Productions, Rits Erasmushogeschool, Scout Film Sarajevo
Countries
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Status
Released

Top Cast

Irma AlimanovićAdrijana
Hasan ZahirovićHasan ZahirovićFrench Soldier
Elma Ahmetović
Rade Čolović
Alban UkajAlban Ukaj
Miralem ZupčevićMiralem Zupčević

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