Lea and Darija

Overview

It’s inspiring true story about two thirteen-year-old girls who were, on the eve of World War II, great dancing and acting stars in Zagreb. Selling out theatre venues, they were praised in the most superb headlines by the Croatian and European press. They were filmed by Parisian Pathe and Berlin’s UFA… During the Nazi persecution of Jews and the later German nationals’ flight from communists, a dramatic friendship was born through entertainment, dance, but also anxiety. This led towards an unexpected end.

Directed by Branko Ivanda

Top cast

K

Klara Naka

Lea Deutsch

T

Tamy Zajec

Darija Gasteiger

Zrinka Cvitešić

Ivka Deutsch

Linda Begonja

Melita Gasteiger

Sebastian Cavazza

Stjepan Deutsch

V

Višnja Babić

Nina Vavra

Mila Elegović

Glumica

Vedran Živolić

Tadija Kukić

Dražen Čuček

Tito Strozzi

I

Ivan Đuričić

Mladen Širola

J

Joško Ševo

Vjekoslav Afrić

D

Dražen Šivak

Igor Stravinski

Vinko Kraljević

Svećenik

Otokar Levaj

Doktor Panac

Ž

Žuža Egreny

Darija Gasteiger - starica

Branko Završan

Gustav Gasteiger

S

Samir Vujčić

Njemacki Oficir

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