A Miracle (1971)

Director
Đorđe Kadijević

Main cast
Dušan Janićijević; Ljerka Draženović; Jovan Janićijević 'Burduš'; Toma Kuruzović; Gizela Vuković

Genres
Drama

Description
A drama set in the Middle Ages, based on the folk poem 'Bolani Dojcin', about a sick nobleman who uses the last ounce of strength to put a knight's armor and go, alone, to fight a gang who ravaged his city and drove his sister to death.


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