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Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh (1971)

Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh poster
Original title
Mirisi, zlato i tamjan
Directed by
Ante Babaja
Genre
drama film
Country
Yugoslavia
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his childhood home on a remote island. He reconnects with his elderly mother and old memories as he faces the isolation and quiet decay of the place.

slow-burnmelancholicbleakcontemplativevisually starklonelyintrospectiveatmospheric

What happens

Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh (Mirisi, zlato i tamjan) is a 1971 Croatian film directed by Ante Babaja. It is based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Slobodan Novak. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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