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King of Endings
Genres
DramaCrime
Overview
Branko Kralj is an alienated businessman and avid chess fan. He is married to the attractive Visnja and they have a son. Their marriage is weak and Branko feels much closer to his mistress than to his wife. One day Kralj and Visnja travel on a half empty train. Kralj goes to a far away compartment for a game of chess, and leaves Visnja alone. Three men take advantage of the lone woman in her compartment and rape her.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1987-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Irfan Mensur
Branko Kralj
Ena Begović
Višnja Kralj
Vladislava Milosavljević
Irena
Milan Štrljić
Inspektor
Bogdan Diklić
Božo
Ivo Gregurević
Prodavac pića u vozu
Zdenko Jelčić
Kondukter
Vlatko Dulić
Konobar
Zvonimir Torjanac
Psihijatar
Mirjana Majurec
Sekretarica
Franjo Majetić
Prvi šahista
Ivo Fici
Drugi šahista
Ilija Ivezić
Temelj
Vedran Mihletić
Miško
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