
Marjuca or Death
Seen it?1987 | 97 min | Drama
Why 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
- Right up the alley of anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. Leaves you with something to think about.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
The town of Split in the 1930s during Italian occupation. A boy torn between kid's games and sexual awakening finds more about the latter at the nearby whorehouse who works non-stop.
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 255 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vanča Kljaković
- Borko BebićJere
- Neda ArnerićMarija
- Boris DvornikIvanko
- Marija KohnVinka
- Vanja MatujecGina
- Zvonko LepetićMarin
- Jasna Malec UtrobičićVoditeljica bordela
- Magda MatošićTeta Frana
- Vasja KovačićSandro, Marijin dečko
- Mirko KraljevTalijan, crnokošuljaš