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COMPETITION · FEATURE · FICTION
2019 · 86 min · colour · DOLBY SR · DCP · 1:2,35
Slovenian with English subtitles.
| PRODUCER | Dejan Babosek |
| PRODUCTION | Narayan Produkcija, Zavod za kulturne dejavnosti, Zveza borcev za vrednote NOB Slovenija, Kulturnozgodovinsko društvo Triglav |
| COPRODUCTION | Studio Ritem |
March 1945. In a harsh winter, a brigade of 500 partisans retreats to the high plateau of Menina planina after finding themselves surrounded by a 12,000-soldier SS division in the valleys below. Sheltered by forests, they build a makeshift camp, exhausted, starved, freezing, malnourished, and dispirited. Commander Franc Sever ‘Franta’ is faced with an impossible task: to get his soldiers out. After a bloody battle, they manage to break the enemy ring and fight their way to freedom.
| DIRECTED BY | Dejan Babosek |
| WRITTEN BY | Dejan Babosek, Martin Horvat |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Gregor Kitek |
| EDITED BY | Dejan Babosek |
| MUSIC | Tim Žibrat |
| PRODUCTION DESIGN | Urška Mazej |
| COSTUME DESIGN | Barbara Drmota |
| SOUND DESIGN | Borut Berden |
| MAKEUP ARTISTS | Darja Krhin, Barbara Hren |
| CAST | Domen Valič (Franc Sever Franta), Jernej Gašperin (Rudolf Pfeiffer), Ana Špik (Valerija Skrinjar Tvrz), Lovro Zafred (Jože Strniša), Denys Bilash (Franci Bera), Rok Vihar (General SS Erwin Rosener), Jan Bučar (Dr. Lazo), Miha Rodman (komandant bataljona VDV/Battalion commander) |
Director’s statement
I knew immediately that I wanted to turn this story into a film. As a medium that evokes the strongest emotions, cinema is the best way to show this unique event in Slovenian history and help keep the memory of it alive.
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