On the Road to Katanga

Obsessed by the dreams of a comfortable life, son of a coal miner comes back to his native country with plans to sell his father's house in order to travel to the African diamond mine in Katanga. Re-visiting of his hometown brings back his childhood trauma, and the nightmare of the old and new love, the events in and around the mine, all put his obsession with Katanga on test.

Cast

Svetozar Cvetković

as Pavle Bezuha

Mirjana Karanović

as Pevačica Žana

Radoš Bajić

as Jova

Ljiljana Lašić

as Marija

Tone Šolar

as Ciglič

Fabijan Šovagović

as Upravnik Janković

Ljubiša Samardžić

as Toša Palidrvce

Mirko Babić

as Žakula

Meto Jovanovski

as Janko

Mladen Nelević

as Visoki

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