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Kekec's Tricks (1968)

Kekec's Tricks poster
Original title
Kekčeve ukane
Directed by
Jože Gale
Genre
adventure film
Country
Yugoslavia
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A resourceful mountain boy Kekec uses his cleverness to solve problems and help his friends. The story follows his adventures in the Slovenian Alps as he outwits a grumpy farmer and a mischievous rival. It is the final film of a trilogy based on classic children's tales.

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What happens

Kekec's Tricks (Slovene: Kekčeve ukane) is a 1968 Yugoslav Slovene-language adventure film directed by Jože Gale. The film is based on the Kekec mountain narratives by Josip Vandot, originally published in Slovenian youth magazine Zvonček. It was produced by Viba film and distributed originally by Vesna film and later Viba film. This is the last of three in the Jože Gale film series about Kekec and has two previous parts: Kekec from 1951 and Good Luck, Kekec (Srečno, Kekec!) from 1963. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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