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That Summer of White Roses (1989)

That Summer of White Roses poster
Original title
Đavolji raj
Directed by
Rajko Grlić
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Yugoslavia
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman lives in a small Yugoslav town during World War II. She becomes involved with a German officer and a local partisan, leading to personal and moral conflicts.

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What happens

That Summer of White Roses (Croatian: Đavolji raj — ono ljeto bijelih ruža) is a 1989 Yugoslav-British film directed by Rajko Grlić. It was the last film to include an appearance by American actress Shania Berryman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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