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The Tiger (1978)

The Tiger poster
Original title
Тигар
Directed by
Milan Jelić
Genre
drama film
Country
Yugoslavia
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A retired boxing champion is abandoned by his wife for a richer man. He takes in a young thief and tries to be a father figure. As he teaches the boy, he also changes himself.

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What happens

Tigar is a 1978 drama film about retired boxing champion Sorga, nicknamed "Tigar". It is in the Serbo-Croatian language, and was made in Yugoslavia. Broke, his wife leaves him for a wealthier guy. Šorga meets a juvenile thief, Čok, and decides to become his father figure. In the process of changing Čok, Šorga changes himself. The movie was written by Gordan Mihić, directed by Milan Jelić. Tigar is in Eastmancolor, mono sound mix, and runs 103 minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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