There Once Was a Land of Hard-working People (2013)
From 1977 to 1991 an image of Slovenia as a green, demilitarised and peaceful country of diligent people reigned in Yugoslavia, a country where differences are not only allowed, but also desired. This period ends with a ten-day war, when the identity turns from peacefulness, modesty and diligence into courage and a fighting spirit. The film documents the changes in Slovenia and its inhabitants, which have in recent years brought us to a completely different understanding of national identity, different from the one which was true in Slovenia as well as abroad twenty years ago.
Director: Urša Menart
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Marcel Štefančič, Jr. as Himself |
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Borut Mehle as Himself |
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Ervin Hladnik Milharčič as Himself |
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Igor Vidmar as Himself |
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Jani Bavčer as Himself |
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Jernej Repovš as Himself |
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Dušan Mandić as Himself |
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Miša Molk as Herself |
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Zdravko Duša as Himself |
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Aleš Klinar as Himself |
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Tone Fornezzi 'Tof' as Himself |
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Janez Hočevar as Himself |
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Marko Pogačnik as Himself |
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Leon Magdalenc as Himself |
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Vital Verlič as Himself |
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Marko Vičič as Himself |
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Veljko Rus as Himself |
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Slavoj Žižek as Himself (archive footage) |
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Mojca Dobnikar as Herself (archive footage) |
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Mladen Petretič as Himself (archive footage) |
| Production | Jani Sever | Producer |
| Sound | Simon Penšek | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Domen Ožbot | Editor |
| Directing | Urša Menart | Director |
| Writing | Jani Sever | Writer |
| Camera | Darko Herič | Director of Photography |