The Bitter Part of River
1965, Serbo-Croatian. Directed by Jovan Živanović.
While trying to push away a little boy who keeps coming near his cottage at the river, a whimsical mayor meets boy's mother. These people find hard to make contacts because of their own troublemarks from the past, even though they know that the common effort is needed for the future and survival.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Serbo-Croatian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Jovan ŽivanovićDirector
- Ljuba TadićIlija 'Major'
- Ružica SokićJelena
- Ljubomir StankovićJelenin sin Miško
- Nikola SimićJevrem Ristić
- Pavle VuisićRibar
- Zoran RadmilovićDoktor
- Miodrag 'Deba' PopovićAutomehaničar
- Borivoje TodorovićPoštar
- Miroslava BobićCiganka
- Nada KasapićIlijina bivša žena
- Vesna KrajinaDevojka
- Milan ŠećerovićMladić
Details
- Released
- 15 July 1965
- Original title
- Горки део реке
- Country
- Germany, Yugoslavia
- Written by
- Bogdan Jovanović
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The Bitter Part of River runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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Which OTT platform is The Bitter Part of River on?
The Bitter Part of River isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 July 1965. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Bitter Part of River?
If you liked The Bitter Part of River, try The River, The Truth About Emanuel, The Good Neighbor.
Who directed The Bitter Part of River?
The Bitter Part of River (1965) was directed by Jovan Živanović and stars Ljuba Tadić, Ružica Sokić, Ljubomir Stanković.