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The Third Half
''The Third Half'' ( mk, Трето полувреме ) is a Macedonian-Czech-Serbian film that deals with Macedonian football during World War II, and the deportation of Jews from Macedonia. It is a story of love during wartime and a country's passion for soccer. The government of Macedonia considered the film of national interest and funded it with one million euros. ''The Third Half'' was selected as the Macedonian entry for Best Foreign Language at the 85th Academy Awards. Plot The film is set in what is today North Macedonia, then part of the Vardar Banovina, a province in Kingdom Yugoslavia, and follows the period shortly after the Tripartite Pact invasion of the region. The film begins with 2012, on the 70th anniversary of the Invasion of Yugoslavia, Nazi Invasion of Yugoslavia. An old lady watches the opening of the Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia, Holocaust Memorial Center in Skopje, Macedonia. She shows the city to her American granddaughter, Rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darko Mitrevski
Darko Mitrevski is a Macedonian film director currently living in Los Angeles, California, United States since 2007. His list of feature films includes '' Goodbye, 20th Century!'', ''Bal-Can-Can'', and ''The Third Half ''The Third Half'' ( mk, Трето полувреме ) is a Macedonian-Czech-Serbian film that deals with Macedonian football during World War II, and the deportation of Jews from Macedonia. It is a story of love during wartime and a country's ...''. References External links *The Third Half (official website) 1971 births Living people {{film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
