''We're Going Separate Ways'' (''Naši se putovi razilaze'') is a Croatian World War II

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directed by Šime Šimatović. It was released in 1957 and preserved by Croatian national archive. The film was seen as perpetuating socialist realist ideology in Yugoslavia, and fared badly with both critics and audiences. The film was exported to

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and the United States.

Plot summary

The film is set during

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. Partisan Vjera Dogan (Saša Novak) breaks up with fellow activist Mirko (Bata Grbić). She admits to him she has fallen in love with Vilko Klančar (Boris Hržić), impressed with the way he withstood torture at a police interrogation. However, Vilko has actually turned informant, and Vjera's poor judgment will affect the destinies of people around her.

Cast

* Bata Grbić as Mirko * Saša Novak as Vjera Dogan * Boris Hržić as Vilko Klančar * Miloš Jeknić as Spinach * Joža Gregorin as Inspector Maraš * Rudolf Kukić as Alojzije Žganjer * Mira Nikolić as Nada * Milan Milošević as Goran Koren * Adam Vedernjak as Davor Vuković * Viktor Bek as the doctor * Krunoslava Ebrić Frlić as the landlady * Tanja Kraus as the chemist

References

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* 1957 films Croatian war drama films 1950s Croatian-language films Jadran Film films Films set in Zagreb Croatian World War II films Yugoslav war drama films 1957 drama films Yugoslav World War II films Films set in Yugoslavia during World War II 1950s war drama films {{Croatia-film-stub