Kekec

by Jože Gale

Kekec, 1951, fiction, film 35mm, 1,37:1 Academy, b/w, 91 min
Finished

SI, YU

The story is set in an idyllic village of the Slovenian mountains where Kekec, a young boy is living. High up in the mountains leads his solitary life Bedanec, a man everybody is afraid of because he is wicked. But the brave boy Kekec is not afraid of him. When he finds out that Bedanec keeps his victims in his house, he sets out to find them. With his courage Kekec manages to set them free, and what's more, he forces Bedanec to leave for good.

based on the book by
Josip Vandot
screenwriters
Jože Gale, Frane Milčinski
director
Jože Gale
director of photography
Ivan Marinček
music composer
Marjan Kozina
film editor
Ivan Marinček
production designer
Tone Mlakar
costume designer
Ive Šubic
key make-up artist
Berta Meglič

featuring
Matija Barl, Frane Milčinski, France Presetnik, Zdenka Logar Povšič, Modest Sancin, Lojze Potokar, Vida Levstik, Alenka Lobnikar, Jože Mlakar, Drago Zupan, Fran Lipah

production
Triglav film
distribution
Slovenian Film Centre, Film Studio Viba Film

Slovenian Film Centre
Jaka Strnad
promocija@sfc.si

Award best youth film (Venice International Film Festival, 1952)