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Better Than Escape
Genres
RomanceDrama
Overview
A Yugoslav stage actor marries an American girl in Belgrade and has a child with her, when his career downhill out of political reasons he develops a drinking habit, his wife leaves him and takes their daughter to U.S.A.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
1993-07-15
Status
Released
Original Language
Serbian
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Žarko Laušević
Aleksa Radman
Claire Beckman
Stamena
Mirjana Karanović
Radmila
Aleksandar Berček
Tale
Branislav 'Ciga' Jerinić
Bata
Branko Cvejić
Upravnik pozorišta
Rahela Ferari
Stamenina baba
Željka Bašić
Pevačica
Radoslav Kojčinović
Oružar
Marko Baćović
TV reditelj
Dušan Laušević
Pit
Đurđija Cvetić
Stamenina majka
Olja Bećković
Inspicijent
Zoran Cvijanović
Glumac
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