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Film / 1995
The Miracle of Medjugorje
Directed by
Jakov Sedlar
Socialist Bosnia, 1981. In the small town of Međugorje, a group of children tell the local priest, a Croat named Father Joza, that the Virgin Mary appeared before them. Ecstatic about the prospect of a miracle, he publicly announces that he believes in the apparition, putting a target on his back, with the communist authorities deciding to start their own investigation into the case.
The story
Socialist Bosnia, 1981. In the small town of Međugorje, a group of children tell the local priest, a Croat named Father Joza, that the Virgin Mary appeared before them. Ecstatic about the prospect of a miracle, he publicly announces that he believes in the apparition, putting a target on his back, with the communist authorities deciding to start their own investigation into the case.
Cast
Martin SheenFather Jozo Zovko
Michael YorkMilan Vukovic
Morgan FairchildSister Fabijana Zovko
Paul GuilfoyleMiodrag Dobrovic
George CoeFather Ferdo Vlasic
Ray GirardinFather Zrinko Cuvalo
Frank FinlayMonsignor
Tony Zazulaprosecutor Govanovic
William Hootkinsjudge Marulic
Angelo SantiagoVlado Palic
Mustafa Nadarevićmajor Stovic
Zlatko CrnkovićZoran Rankovic
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