I Wish I Were a Pigeon (1990)

Original title

Volio bih da sam golub

Directed by

Miomir Stamenković

Genre

partisan film

Country

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War Two a young German boy is separated from his family and forced to survive in enemy territory. Based on real events the film follows his struggle to stay alive and find a way home.

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What happens

Lasst mich doch eine Taube sein (Jugoslawischer Titel: Волио бих да сам голуб, Volio bih da sam golub) ist ein deutsch-jugoslawischer Spielfilm der DEFA und Sutjeska Film, Sarajevo von Miomir Stamenković aus dem Jahr 1990 nach dem gleichnamigen Roman von Wolfgang Held aus dem Jahr 1986, der auf authentischen Ereignissen beruht. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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