''Lost Homeland'' ( hr, Izgubljeni zavičaj) is a 1980 Croatian film directed by

Ante Babaja Ante Babaja (6 October 1927 – 14 January 2010) was a notable Croatian film director and screenwriter. Babaja finished high school in Zagreb before going on to enrol at the University of Zagreb where he studied law and economy. He started work ...

. It is based on

Slobodan Novak Ante Slobodan Novak (3 November 1924 – 25 July 2016) was a Croatian writer and novelist. He is best known for his novel ''Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh'' (1968), often listed as one of the best Croatian novels of the 20th century. Biography N ...

's novel of the same name. In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be one of the best Croatian films ever made.

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* 1980 films Croatian war drama films 1980s Croatian-language films Yugoslav war drama films Films directed by Ante Babaja Films based on Croatian novels Films set on islands {{Croatia-film-stub