A Rifle for Sleeping 1997
5.4 / 10
A Rifle for Sleeping
Janko, a police officer/veteran of the war, who is suffering from insomnia caused by post-traumatic stress disorder, now works as a guard in front of the Russian embassy in Zagreb. Having abandoned his former paramour, the daughter of his police chief, he marries a kleptomaniacal hairdresser named Nana, whom he once caught in the act of picking pockets. He then embarks on an affair with the beautiful Marta, the widow of the war profiteer Dragutin Karlo Stajner, who has left behind him a bankrupted firm, a worthless limousine, several bastards, and at least one angry woman. While Janko and Marta persistently try to divvy up what loot remains before any number of others can claim it, Karlo unexpectedly turns up alive and jumps into the middle of a fray between Marta; Karlo's lover, Julija, a Czech bar-singer; and Julija's husband Vlado, a former henchman of Karlo's who is now trying to lay claim to Stajner's limo.
Janko, a police officer/veteran of the war, who is suffering from insomnia caused by post-traumatic stress disorder, now works as a guard in front of the Russian embassy in Zagreb. Having abandoned his former paramour, the daughter of his police chief, he marries a kleptomaniacal hairdresser named Nana, whom he once caught in the act of picking pockets. He then embarks on an affair with the beautiful Marta, the widow of the war profiteer Dragutin Karlo Stajner, who has left behind him a bankrupted firm, a worthless limousine, several bastards, and at least one angry woman. While Janko and Marta persistently try to divvy up what loot remains before any number of others can claim it, Karlo unexpectedly turns up alive and jumps into the middle of a fray between Marta; Karlo's lover, Julija, a Czech bar-singer; and Julija's husband Vlado, a former henchman of Karlo's who is now trying to lay claim to Stajner's limo.
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... Janko
... Stanko
... Karlo Štajner
... Šef policije
... Devetka - '9'
... Slavek
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Release Date:
Jan 01, 1997 (Croatia)
Run Time:
1hr 56`
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Original Language:
Croatian
Production Countries:
Croatia
Status:
Released
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... Director
Cast
... Janko
... Stanko
... Karlo Štajner
... Šef policije
... Devetka - '9'
... Slavek
... Mirko
... Julija
... Doktor
... Doktor Javorčić
... Ekspert za palme
... General
VM
Vili Matula... Vlado
... Marta
NV
Nina Violić... Nana
... Gitaristica
... Glasoviračica
... Bubnjačica
... Basistica
... Ribič
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