Underplayed Gems

Happy New Year '49 (1986)

Happy New Year '49 poster
Original title
Среќна Нова '49
Directed by
Stole Popov
Genre
drama film
Country
Yugoslavia, North Macedonia
Runtime
2h 05m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Set in the years after World War II, a Macedonian family struggles with the political changes under the new communist regime. The story follows a young man returning home and confronting personal and ideological conflicts.

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What happens

Happy New Year '49 (Serbo-Croatian: Srećna nova '49.; Macedonian: Среќна Нова ’49) is a 1986 Yugoslavian Macedonian-language drama film directed by Stole Popov, starring Svetozar Cvetković, Meto Jovanovski, Vladislava Milosavljević and Aco Đorčev. It was Yugoslavia's submission to the 59th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but it failed to make the nominees shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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