The Gifts of My Cousin Maria (1969)
- Original title
- Darovi moje rođake Marije
- Directed by
- Đorđe Kadijević
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Runtime
- 47 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man visits his cousin Maria and becomes entangled with strange gifts she gives him. The gifts seem to hold a dark power that disturbs the man's life. The story explores family secrets and unsettling supernatural elements.
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What happens
The Gifts of My Cousin Maria (Serbo-Croatian: Darovi moje rođake Marije / Дарови моје рођаке Марије) is a 1969 Yugoslav made-for-TV drama/horror film, directed by Serbian and Yugoslav director Đorđe Kadijević and based on the 1927 story "Zapis o darovima moje rođake Marije" (Serbian for 'Inscription about the Gifts of My Cousin Maria') by Serbian writer Momčilo Nastasijević. The film is notable as the first film in the history of Serbian and Yugoslav cinema to feature elements of the horror genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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