The Liberation of Skopje (1981 film)

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The Liberation of Skopje
Directed byLjubisa Ristic
Written byDusan Jovanovic
Based onplay by Dusan Jovanovic
Produced byEric Fullilove
Starring Rade Serbedzija
Music by Vlatko Stefanovski
Production
company
Ferryman Television
Distributed bySBS
Release date
  • April 9, 1981 (1981-04-09)
Running time
100 mins
CountryAustralia

The Liberation of Skopje is an Australian television film released in on 9 April 1981 in Serbo-Croatian language. It is also known as Oslobodenje Skoplja or KPGT which is about the liberation of Skopje prison. [1]

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Plot

Zoran is an eight-year-old boy who sees the German occupy Skopje, Vardar Macedonia in 1942. His father Dushan is a member of the partisan forces and his uncle, Georgij plays a part in the assassination of a high ranking German officer, as well as in the evacuation and transport of Jews to the free territories.

Cast

Production

It was based on a Yugoslavian play of the same name which won the 28th Annual Village Voice 1983 Obie Award for Special Citations Off Broadway in New York and toured Australia in 1980. [2] The film was produced by Ferryman Television with an estimated production budget of 100,000 AUD. Scenes were shot in locations such as Sydney and New South Wales. [3]

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References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p100
  2. 1980 Sydney Morning Herald article on the play accessed 12 July 2013
  3. The Liberation of Skopje , retrieved 28 May 2020