There Once Was a Land of Hard-working People

Overview

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.

Directed by Urša Menart

Top cast

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Marcel Štefančič, Jr.

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Borut Mehle

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Ervin Hladnik Milharčič

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Igor Vidmar

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Jani Bavčer

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Jernej Repovš

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Dušan Mandić

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Miša Molk

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Zdravko Duša

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Aleš Klinar

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Tone Fornezzi 'Tof'

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Janez Hočevar

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Marko Pogačnik

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Leon Magdalenc

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Vital Verlič

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Marko Vičič

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Veljko Rus

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Slavoj Žižek

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Mojca Dobnikar

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Mladen Petretič

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