Kekec (1951)

Directed by

Jože Gale

Genre

children's film

Country

Yugoslavia

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A brave young boy named Kekec goes on adventures in the Slovenian mountains. The film follows his encounters in the alpine landscape.

whimsicallightheartedadventurousyouthfulnostalgicoutdoorsy

What happens

Kekec is a 1951 Slovene/Yugoslavian adventure-youth film directed by Jože Gale. It is based on mountain narrative Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss (Kekec nad samotnim breznom), by Josip Vandot, the last of three stories about Kekec, published in Slovenian youth magazine Zvonček in 1924. The film was produced by Triglav Film and originally distributed by Vesna film, now Viba film. It is set in the northwest part of the Slovenian mountains, mainly in the author's birthplace, Kranjska Gora, and the Julian Alps. This is the first in the Jože Gale film series about Kekec and has two sequels: Good Luck, Kekec (Srečno, Kekec!) from 1963 and Kekec's Tricks (Kekčeve ukane) from 1968. More than a thousand children auditioned for casting director Ernest Adamič. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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