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The Burglar

1995 · 56 min

A quiet, sad chamber piece that lingers on loneliness and family neglect, leaving a heavy ache rather than any easy comfort.

Directed by
Ratiborka Ćeramilac
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Ružica Sokić, Milena Pavlović Čučilović, Marko Stojanović
Overview
The backbone of the story is the beating of the main heroine, an old and lonely woman, who is trying to draw the attention of her daughter and her family.

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Directed by
Ratiborka Ćeramilac
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Ružica Sokić, Milena Pavlović Čučilović, Marko Stojanović
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • family
  • isolation
  • aging
  • grief
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
tv movie, drama
Directed by
Ratiborka Ćeramilac
Written by
Mirjana Lazić
Starring
Ružica Sokić, Milena Pavlović Čučilović, Marko Stojanović, Renata Ulmanski, Danilo Lazović, Minja Vojvodić, Olivera Viktorović, Ivana Kostić
Runtime
56 min
Country
Yugoslavia
Languages
Serbian

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