The Girl and the Oak
Seen it?1955 | 82 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 22 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
Smilja is a little girl living in Dalmatian Zagora. One day, her mother dies under a small oak tree and she is left without parents. Luckily, she gets adopted and continues to nurture the oak where her mother died. Many years later, Smilja is a handsome woman, but her jealous stepbrother Josip kills her boyfriend Ivan and rapes her. Ivan's brothers swear revenge.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 402 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Krešimir Golik
- Tamara MiletičSmilja
- Ljuba TadićJosip
- Miodrag 'Deba' PopovićBojan
- Andrej KurentIvan
- Viktor BekMarko
- Josip PetričićRoko
- Stole AranđelovićPetar, Ivanov brat
- Violeta ProsevskaSmilja kao djevojčica
- Ivka BerkovićIvanova majka
- Mia SassoSmiljina mati