26 Nov 1937
45 Fathers
An orphan girl becomes adopted by a group of old men and is placed in the home of one of them. She sings and dances and helps out where she can.
Holding the Air
The story of a war-orphan, who remembers first post-war days, his stay in Home for war-orphans, his teachers, friends, and mostly his "only brother".
Top Billed Cast
Marko Vojinović Milan
Slavko Štimac Gligorije
Velimir Živojinović Buzdovan
Danilo 'Bata' Stojković Upravnik doma
Jelica Sretenović Domaćica
Milivoje Mića Tomić Pavle Jovanović
Slavko Simić Gligorijev deda
Dragomir 'Gidra' Bojanić Doktor
Zoran Radmilović Svetlanin stric
Miroslav Bijelić Sveštenik
Gala Videnović Svetlana B. Đorđević
Ljiljana Sedlar Svetlanina strina
Katica Želi Pekarka
David Tasić 'Daf' Pekar
Miloš Žutić Narator (voice)
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