Petria's Wreath

This film takes place in a small mining town in Serbia, within a time span covering the prewar, war, and postwar period. A story about tragic life of an illiterate woman from village, about her life with three men she loved. Her life, torn between dreams and reality, is a life of suffering, loneliness, disappointment, hope and love.

Cast

Mirjana Karanović

as Petrija

Dragan Maksimović

as Miša

Pavle Vuisić

as Ljubiša

Marko Nikolić

as Dobrivoje

Olivera Marković

as Vlajna Ana

Veljko Mandić

as Kamenče

Ljiljana Krstić

as Vela Bugarka

Milivoje 'Mića' Tomić

as Fotograf

Miloš Žutić

as Inženjer Marković

Rade Marković

as Doktor Nikolić

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