Promised Land (1986)
Settlers from infertile parts of Yugoslavia, arrive to rich Slavonia and Baranja. There they are faced with the decree of the Communist government by which they will be left without the land that they received in the process of collectivization just a year ago. The peasants fiercely resist the government's decision. Milisa Matic is a peasant who fights against the establishment of peasant cooperatives because in that case many peasants would lose their newly acquired land. The Communist government has decreed the founding of cooperatives and Markan Radisic is in charge of their establishment. When Markan's son proposes to Milisa's daughter, the two men confront each other. In self-defense Markan kills Milisa, however the national court fails to find mitigating circumstances. On the way to prison he listens to the news on radio about the abolition of agricultural cooperatives.
Cast
- Velimir Živojinović - Markan, predsjednik zadruge
- Dara Džokić - Stana, Milišina žena
- Vanja Drach - Sudac
- Mirjana Karanović - Marta
- Vjenceslav Kapural - Miliša Matić
- Olivera Marković - Daktilografkinja
- Dragoslav 'Dragan' Nikolić - Zec
- Vanja Matujec - Nada, Milišina ćerka
- Igor Mešin - Niko, Markanov sin
- Semka Sokolović-Bertok - Baba Manda
Screenplay
Keywords
vojvodina, new settlers
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Promised Land about?
- Settlers from infertile parts of Yugoslavia, arrive to rich Slavonia and Baranja. There they are faced with the decree of the Communist government by which they will be left without the land that they received in the process of collectivization just a year ago. The peasants fiercely resist the government's decision. Milisa Matic is a peasant who fights against the establishment of peasant cooperatives because in that case many peasants would lose their newly acquired land. The Communist government has decreed the founding of cooperatives and Markan Radisic is in charge of their establishment. When Markan's son proposes to Milisa's daughter, the two men confront each other. In self-defense Markan kills Milisa, however the national court fails to find mitigating circumstances. On the way to prison he listens to the news on radio about the abolition of agricultural cooperatives.
- Who directed Promised Land?
- Promised Land was directed by Veljko Bulajić.
- Who stars in Promised Land?
- Promised Land stars Velimir Živojinović, Dara Džokić, Vanja Drach, Mirjana Karanović, Vjenceslav Kapural, Olivera Marković.
- How long is Promised Land?
- Promised Land has a runtime of 2h 1m (121 minutes).
- What genre is Promised Land?
- Promised Land is a Drama film.
- Where was Promised Land produced?
- Promised Land was produced in Yugoslavia.