On Our Own Land

On Our Own Land

1948•1h 50m•6.1/10

War

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6.1/10(7)

Set in a Slovenian coastal town in WW2, the film tells a story about villagers who help partisans to get rid of Italian, and later German authorities that ruled the town in the last years of occupation.

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Production

Triglav film

Language

SL

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Lojze Potokar

Lojze Potokar

Sova

France Presetnik

France Presetnik

Stane

Mileva Zakrajšek

Mileva Zakrajšek

Angelca

Štefka Drolc

Štefka Drolc

Tildica

Avgusta Danilova

Avgusta Danilova

Obrekarica

Majda Potokar

Majda Potokar

Nancika

Jože Gale

Jože Gale

Partizan

Miro Kopač

Očka Orel

Metka Bučar

Metka Bučar

Travnikarica

Oskar Kjuder

Otac Orel

Jože Zupan

Jože Zupan

Komandant

Boris Šešek

Boris

Stane Sever

Stane Sever

Drejc

Angela Rakar

Drakarica

Angela Rakar

Dragarica

Jure Vizjak

Bichi

Franjo Kumer

Kučera

Jure Vizjak

Biči

Stane Starešinič

Dragič

Tone Eržern

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