On Our Own Land

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Na svoji zemlji
Directed by France Štiglic
Written by Ciril Kosmač
Starring Lojze Potokar
Franc Presetnik
Mileva Zakrajšek
Music by Marjan Kozina
Cinematography Ivan Marinček
Editing by Ivan Marinček
Distributed by Triglav Film
Release date(s) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia November 15, 1948
Running time 110 min.
Country Yugoslavia
Language Slovene

On Our Own Land (Slovene: Na svoji zemlji) was a 1948 film directed by France Štiglic. It was the first Slovene full-length film. The script was written by Ciril Kosmač, based on his novel. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

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[edit] Plot

The film depicts a mid-World War II Slovene village in the Slovenian Littoral, which is occupied by the Italians. After their capitulation, the German army takes over the village. The movie tells about both the partisan resistance forces and the villagers, who offer full support to the partisans.

[edit] Filming

The film was shot on location in the villages of Grahovo ob Bači and Koritnica.[2]

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