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The Glembays (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 120 mins · Serbo-Croatian
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- Directed by
- Antun Vrdoljak
- Starring
- Vinko Kraljević, Mustafa Nadarević, Ksenija Pajić, Krunoslav Šarić, Franjo Jurčec, Ena Begović
The Glembays, a once‑prosperous Zagreb family, are burdened by a string of tragedies and a dark, haunting legacy. Patriarch Ignjat Glembay’s son, the rebellious Leone, grows increasingly repulsed by the household’s hypocrisy, moral decay and the criminal undercurrents that have taken root within the family.
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