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Hassan-Aga's Wife

1983 · 103 min

A solemn, stage-bound ballad adaptation that unfolds with quiet gravity, feeling more like recited poetry than cinema.

Directed by
Slavoljub Stefanović-Ravasi
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Aleksandra Nikolić, Žarko Laušević, Dragan Maksimović
Overview
A Belgrade TV adaptation of the 17the century Slavic folk ballad, which relates that following a battle, whilst lying wounded, Hassan-aga summons his wife Fatima, who was unwilling to accompany him to the battlefield.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Slavoljub Stefanović-Ravasi
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Aleksandra Nikolić, Žarko Laušević, Dragan Maksimović
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • betrayal
    • faith
    • death
    • gender
    Places
    • military
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    tv movie, drama
    Directed by
    Slavoljub Stefanović-Ravasi
    Written by
    Ljubomir Simović
    Starring
    Aleksandra Nikolić, Žarko Laušević, Dragan Maksimović, Bosiljka Boci, Ksenija Jovanović, Mihajlo Viktorović, Stole Aranđelović, Predrag Laković
    Runtime
    103 min
    Country
    Yugoslavia
    Languages
    Serbo-Croatian

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