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Trajče Popov
Born July 15, 1923 · Veles, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes [now North Macedonia]
Died March 30, 2007 · aged 83
Trajče Popov was a Macedonian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer, recognized as a pioneer in Macedonian cinema. He is best known for directing Makedonska krvava svadba (Macedonian Blood Wedding, 1967), a film that portrays the resistance of Macedonian people against Ottoman rule. This work is considered a classic in Macedonian film history. Popov's contributions significantly shaped…
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Abandoned Altars · 1962Abandoned Altars
1962
MovieDocumentary
A film about migrant workers in the Drimkol region of Macedonia, when the people of this region, known as masons, made their own and their families' livelihoods by working all over the world. The tradition of migrant workers is now continued through work at the Drimkol cooperative.
White Dawns · 1952White Dawns
1952
MovieDocumentary
A film poem based on the verses of the Macedonian poet and revolutionary Kočo Racin. His poetic journey is conveyed through a cinematic panorama of the life of the Macedonian people in the past.
Macedonian Blood Wedding · 1967Macedonian Blood Wedding
★ 6.61967
MovieDrama
The film is the story of girl Cveta who was abducted by the Ottoman bey and taken away in his harem. Bey is trying to embrace Islam, but its persistence, and its neighbors led beloved Spasa, and beloved local priest, assisted by diplomats of the great powers manage to free themselves. On the day of her wedding comes Bey with his army to try to get it back. Cveta dies, Spasa killing Bey and and goes to the committees.
Catastrophe, Sufferings, Hopes · 1963Catastrophe, Sufferings, Hopes
1963
MovieDocumentary
The film is a moving document of the catastrophic earthquake that struck Skopje on July 26, 1963, and its aftermath. Authentic footage shows the moments immediately after the earthquake, during the rescue of the injured and the clearing of the rubble, as well as the efforts to eliminate the consequences of the earthquake, with help from our community and from abroad.
Birds and Fish · 1961Birds and Fish
1961
MovieDocumentary
A display of the ancient way of fishing with birds, on Lake Dojran, the only place in the world where people are fishing with birds.
We Are Asking for Bread · 1962We Are Asking for Bread
1962
MovieDocumentary
Through photographs and documents this short documentary makes a reconstruction of the large demonstrations in Veles in 1939, when thousands of people went protesting to the streets under the slogan "We are asking for bread."
October 11th · 1949October 11th
1949
MovieDocumentary
The theme of the film is the celebration of October 11, 1948 in Prilep, Kumanovo, Kichevo and the commemoration of the day of the liberation of Debar. In honor of the holiday, in Skopje, in Daut - Pashin Amam, an exhibition about the Revolution and the National Liberation War is opened. Then, the holding of folk fairs, agricultural exhibitions and a book exhibition on the occasion of the "Book Week" are shown.
Elemental Force · 1962Elemental Force
1962
MovieDocumentary
A documentary film about the great floods in Macedonia, filmed from 16 to 18.11.1962. The film shows the catastrophic floods in November 1962 that hit Macedonia, when the largest Macedonian rivers: Vardar, Treska and Crna overflowed their banks. The film shows footage during and after the floods and the efforts of the people in the fight against the raging water element and in saving the endangered lives and material wealth.
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