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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…

Known For

In the Mountains of YugoslaviaIn the Mountains of Yugoslavia · 1946
In the Mountains of Yugoslavia
5.61946
MovieWar
Yugoslav farmer-turned-partisan Slavko Babić starts an uprising against the fascist Germans and their allies.
Abandoned AltarsAbandoned Altars · 1962
Abandoned 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.
Macedonian Blood WeddingMacedonian Blood Wedding · 1967
Macedonian 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.
National Culture WeekNational Culture Week · 1950
National Culture Week
1950
MovieDocumentary
The film records the celebration of the fifth anniversary of cultural life in the People's Republic of Macedonia, which took place in Ohrid in 1950, and included several cultural events: the unveiling of a monument to the Miladinov brothers in Struga, the opening of an exhibition of cultural achievements, as well as the II Congress of Educators.
Our First SparksOur First Sparks · 1951
Our First Sparks
1951
MovieDocumentary
A film about the construction of the hydroelectric power plant in the village of Tresonche, on the Radika River. The film was shot with the participation of students from the Nikola Tesla Electrical School in Skopje, 1950.
Elemental ForceElemental Force · 1962
Elemental 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.
Birds and FishBirds and Fish · 1961
Birds 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.
Polog (Economic Review)Polog (Economic Review) · 1957
Polog (Economic Review)
1957
MovieDocumentary
A documentary film about the economic development of the Tetovo district.

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The VerdictThe Verdict · 1977
The Verdict
6.01977
MovieWarDrama
In the conflict with the enemy in one battle lost in advance, the risk to die in vain, partisan Mitko Angelov, fleeing from the battlefield. He climbs onto the train and goes to see his mother, who has just returned from internment. When he returned to the brigade, Mitko was declared a deserter and was disarmed and bound. Since he lost his weapon, the Commissioner sent him to patrol the action to take weapons from the Germans. All partisans patrol that went with him dying and the only Mitko and Vane, who was seriously injured remain alive. Thinking it was dead Vane, Angelov returns to the brigade. But the commander did not believe him, thinking that he had fled from the battle, and that is why the prison in the basement. In the meantime, get wounded fighter Vane, and the story of the heroic struggle led by Mitko. But at the same time, a military court condemned him to death for desertion.

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