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Promised Land (1986)

Género : Drama

Tiempo de ejecución : 2H 1M

Director : Veljko Bulajić

Sinopsis

Settlers from infertile parts of Yugoslavia, arrive to rich Slavonia and Baranja. There they are faced with the decree of the Communist government by which they will be left without the land that they received in the process of collectivization just a year ago. The peasants fiercely resist the government's decision. Milisa Matic is a peasant who fights against the establishment of peasant cooperatives because in that case many peasants would lose their newly acquired land. The Communist government has decreed the founding of cooperatives and Markan Radisic is in charge of their establishment. When Markan's son proposes to Milisa's daughter, the two men confront each other. In self-defense Markan kills Milisa, however the national court fails to find mitigating circumstances. On the way to prison he listens to the news on radio about the abolition of agricultural cooperatives.

Actores

Bata Živojinović
Bata Živojinović
Markan, predsjednik zadruge
Dara Džokić
Dara Džokić
Stana, Milišina žena
Vanja Drach
Vanja Drach
Sudac
Mirjana Karanović
Mirjana Karanović
Marta
Vjenceslav Kapural
Vjenceslav Kapural
Miliša Matić
Olivera Marković
Olivera Marković
Daktilografkinja
Dragan Nikolić
Dragan Nikolić
Zec
Vanja Matujec
Vanja Matujec
Nada, Milišina ćerka
Igor Mešin
Igor Mešin
Niko, Markanov sin
Semka Sokolović-Bertok
Semka Sokolović-Bertok
Baba Manda
Ilija Ivezić
Ilija Ivezić
Kolonist
Krunoslav Šarić
Krunoslav Šarić
Načelnik
Cynthia Ashperger
Cynthia Ashperger
Mađarica
Ljubomir Kapor
Ljubomir Kapor
Kolonist
Edo Peročević
Edo Peročević
Jakov, kolonist

Tripulaciones

Veljko Bulajić
Veljko Bulajić
Director
Ivo Brešan
Ivo Brešan
Writer
Veljko Bulajić
Veljko Bulajić
Writer
Dejan Rebić
Dejan Rebić
Writer

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