Marjuca or Death

The town of Split in the 1930s during Italian occupation. A boy torn between kid's games and sexual awakening finds more about the latter at the nearby whorehouse who works non-stop.

Cast

Borko Bebić

as Jere

Neda Arnerić

as Marija

Boris Dvornik

as Ivanko

Marija Kohn

as Vinka

Vanja Matujec

as Gina

Zvonko Lepetić

as Marin

Jasna Malec Utrobičić

as Voditeljica bordela

Magda Matošić

as Teta Frana

Vasja Kovačić

as Sandro, Marijin dečko

Mirko Kraljev

as Talijan, crnokošuljaš

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