DON'T COME BACK BY THE SAME WAY

Drama

Directed by: Jože Babič

Duration: 1 h 30 min

Format: Digitalno

Code: 430787

EAN: 3838898430787

A social drama about economic migrants. The first Slovenian film from 1965 to tackle the problems of workers from other former Yugoslav republics in Slovenia. In Jože Babič's critical film, Slovenia is seen as »a land of ruthless ethnocentrism and narrow-minded chauvinism« (Dr. Peter Stanković, film historian).

The film is now available online in a digitized and restored version, in the pristine quality seen by viewers at the premiere in 1965.

SYNOPSIS

In their lives away from their families, seasonal workers from the south of Yugoslavia working in Slovenia resort to alcohol and brawls, football and escapism in order to keep their minds off their homesickness, their problems in relationships with Slovene girls and the derisive attitude of some of the real Slovenes they work with. Is nationality really the decisive factor which determines who is your brother and who your enemy? And are there not things more painful even than the cutting edge of a knife or the silence amongst the walls of looming skyscrapers?

ABOUT FILM

In the film Don't Go Back by the Same Way play Davor Antolić (Mačor), Miha Baloh (Ahmet), Miranda Caharija (Lenka), Husein Čokić (Mister), Dušan Janićijević (Tarzan), Simo Iliev (Krste), Mila Kačič (Lenka's Mother), Vesna Krajina (Asja), Petra Prličko (Kiril), Ljubiša Samardžić (Abdul) and Janez Škof sr. (Boss in a construction company). The screenplay was written by Giorgio Sestan and Branko Pleša, the director is Jože Babič, the director of photography is Žaro Tušar, the author of the music is Marjan Vodopivec, the editor is Marija Fajdiga Pirkmajer, the production designer is Niko Matul, the costume designer is Anja Dolenc and the make-up artist is Hilda Jurečič.

Film is available to watch and stream online i.e to rent for 48 hours or 14 days. With slovenian and english subtitles.