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Holding the Air
Genres
FamilyDrama
Overview
The story of a war-orphan, who remembers first post-war days, his stay in Home for war-orphans, his teachers, friends, and mostly his "only brother".
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
1985-06-07
Status
Released
Original Language
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
3.75
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Marko Vojinović
Milan
Slavko Štimac
Gligorije
Velimir Živojinović
Buzdovan
Danilo 'Bata' Stojković
Upravnik doma
Jelica Sretenović
Domaćica
Milivoje 'Mića' Tomić
Pavle Jovanović
Slavko Simić
Gligorijev deda
Dragomir 'Gidra' Bojanić
Doktor
Zoran Radmilović
Svetlanin stric
Miroslav Bijelić
Sveštenik
Gala Videnović
Svetlana B. Đorđević
Ljiljana Sedlar
Svetlanina strina
Katica Želi
Pekarka
David Tasić 'Daf'
Pekar
Miloš Žutić
Narator (voice)
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