Valley of Peace
by France Štiglic
Dolina miru, 1956, fiction, film 35mm, digital Blu-ray, digital DCP, 1,37:1 Academy, b/w, 86 min
SI, YU
Finished
It's the story of two war orphans, a German girl named Lottie and a Slovene boy named Marko, who escape from a town which has been bombed, in search of "a valley where there is no war". Marko who is a few years older thinks that this is probably the place where he used to go for holidays at his uncle's and so they bravely set up, retreating from the German soldiers. Jim, a black American pilot, who parachuted from a plane that had been shut down joins them at the river. They continue the journey together and finally reach the place of peace the boy knows. However, "the valley of peace" is attacked by the Germans and the pilot is killed. The children run away in despair and continue their se…
| Festival | Award | Year |
|---|---|---|
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Prešeren Award (National Award), best directing
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1962 | |
| 10th Festival de Cannes |
Male Role Award (Jury Award), best actor/actress (Male)
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1957 |
| 3rd Pula Film Festival |
Arena Award (Jury Award), best production design
|
1956 |
| 3rd Pula Film Festival |
Arena Award with a Golden Medal (Jury Award), best music/score
|
1956 |
| 3rd Pula Film Festival |
Arena Golden Medal (Jury Award), best child performace
Arena Golden Medal (Jury Award), best leading role
|
1956 |
| 3rd Pula Film Festival |
Special Diploma (Jury Award), best child performace
Special Diploma (Jury Award), best leading role (Male)
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1956 |