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The Melon Route

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The journey of a Chinese woman and her fellow countrymen as they travel in search of a better place to live, only to end up struggling for survival in the Balkans.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2006-07-18

Runtime: 89 mins

Director: Branko Schmidt

Writer: Branko Schmidt, Ognjen Sviličić

Spoken language: 普通话, Hrvatski, Français, Pусский, Srpski

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Melon Route

Production Companies: Hrvatska Radiotelevizija

Production Countries: Croatia

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