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Žiga Virc
Žiga Virc is a Slovenian director and screenwriter. Born in 1987 in Novo mesto, he graduated from the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film, and Television (AGRFT, University of Ljubljana) in Film and Television Directing. After the success of the internet trilogy Tine Strela, he directed the short film Trieste is ours!, while still attending university. The short film upset the Italian political leade…
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Crescent Over the Edelweiss · 2013Crescent Over the Edelweiss
2013
MovieDocumentary
During WWI were among Austo-Hungarian army also corpus of Bosnian soldiers. To keep their rituals, Bosniak Muslims build during their free time a small wooden mosque in village Log pod Mangartom. The documentary reflects in second part to migration from Bosnia in Herzegovina after WWII.
The Summer of '91 · 2022The Summer of '91
2022
MovieDocumentary
A result of an extensive search campaign, in which the inhabitants of Slovenia were invited to send home videos and thereby allow insight into their experience of independence in 1991.
Houston, We Have a Problem! · 2016Houston, We Have a Problem!
★ 7.72016
MovieDocumentary
The cold war, the space race, and NASA’s moon landing are landmark events that defined an era. But they are also fodder for conspiracy theories. In Houston, We Have a Problem! filmmaker Žiga Virc adds new material to the discussion on both fronts. This intriguing docu-fiction explores the myth of the secret multi-billion-dollar deal behind America’s purchase of Yugoslavia’s clandestine space program in the early 1960s.
A Real Man · 2010A Real Man
2010
MovieComedy
Marko is 40 years old and still lives with his mother. His life is settled between work and home. His colleague Ajda tries to approach him, but without success. Marko always returns to his mother, without whom he cannot manage. And when it already seems like he will never separate from his mom, she takes matters into her own hands. Will Marko finally grow up?
Shooting Blanks · 2023Shooting Blanks
2023
MovieComedyDrama
All Vida wants is a baby. Instead, she is trying not to lose her mind as she juggles the men in her family - her sexist grandfather, her infertile husband, and her dad, a man-child.
Stealing Land · 2025Stealing Land
★ 8.72025
MovieComedy
In "Stealing the land", parents fight not only for a better future for their children, but also for their own egos. When a schoolyard game sparks a political debate in the kitchen, an evening of absurd conflicts, low blows and unexpected confrontations begins. The film unrestrainedly provokes, entertains and exposes the grotesqueness of a society where the lines between play, education and the real world become dangerously blurred and the rules increasingly confusing - for children and adults alike.
Our Democracy · 2010Our Democracy
2010
MovieComedy
It is 1976 in Yugoslavia. Brotherhood and unity is also evident on the local radio station, where everyone is rejoicing. Namely, they received the award for the most homogeneous collective. The most homogeneous collective, however, soon begins to disintegrate, as it turns out that the award is in fact intended for the best individual.
Kismet · 2025Kismet
2025
MovieDrama
11-year-old Roma girl Milena fights against bloodstained sheets and wedding cakes. Her sister views marriage as liberation, and Milena aims to prove to her that destiny - kismet - is a myth.
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