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Journalist (1979)

Journalist poster
Original title
Novinar
Directed by
Fadil Hadžić
Genre
drama film
Country
Yugoslavia
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An idealistic journalist in communist Yugoslavia clashes with censors while trying to report the truth. The story follows his struggle against the system that restricts what he can publish.

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What happens

Journalist (Novinar) is a 1979 Croatian drama film directed and written by Fadil Hadžić and starring Rade Šerbedžija, Fabijan Šovagović and Stevo Žigon. A politically provocative drama about an idealistic journalist who fights against censorship in the communist system, it is considered one of Hadžić's best and most popular films, as well as one of the most prominent Croatian films of the 1970s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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