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In 1918, after the end of the Balkan Wars and the First World War, hundreds of Macedonians immigrated to Bulgaria. Among them there were pro-Bulgarian Macedonians who wanted to exploit the emigrants for their own political purposes. A number of decent freedom fighters were eliminated. The victim of one of the assassins in Sofia was Djorche Petrov. His assassin is a young boy who doesn't even know that he is shooting dead the man who is one of the last real fighters for the freedom of Macedonia. By discovering that he has been unknowingly involved in the pro-Bulgarian organization and has been used for an execution of this vile act, it means the death sentence for the young boy.
A depiction of the 1961 ‘Marshal Tito Cup’ football match, which was played in Belgrade between the Skopje club Vardar and Varteks from Varaždin.
A documentary showing several aspects of the author's view of life in Skopje.
In the mountains of Macedonia, members of the Karakachani tribe still live today. They have been here for several centuries. And ever since they can remember, they have been herders. In fact, they are among the last nomadic herders in Europe. Many things have changed around them, and even today, seemingly, they continue the same life...
Through footage of the furniture factory Treska is shown the progress and development of the wood industry as well as the production of furniture for mass consumption.
A feature-documentary story about the way of fishing on Lake Dojran, with the help of cormorant birds. It talks about the connection between people and birds that are the best workers and irreplaceable assistants to fishermen. When the birds are gone, the fishermen are sad, but when the birds come, the fishing can begin.
A short film about the life of the peasant Mitre, who, unable to complete his agricultural work on time because he has only one ox, asks for help from his fellow villager Kostadin. He, in turn, is carried away by envy and malice, and using the moment when Mitre is tired from the midday heat, spreads lies to the villagers in the middle of the village. Mitre restrainedly and consciously overcomes the lies and leaves along the village alley...
A documentary film about the great floods in Macedonia, filmed from 16 to 18.11.1962. The film shows the catastrophic floods in November 1962 that hit Macedonia, when the largest Macedonian rivers: Vardar, Treska and Crna overflowed their banks. The film shows footage during and after the floods and the efforts of the people in the fight against the raging water element and in saving the endangered lives and material wealth.
After the earthquake that happened in Skopje on 26-th of July 1963, a lot of problems appeared with the public services, which were nearly completely destroyed by it. The film shows the damages and their quantity.
According to a pre-arranged day and place, the border between two countries, the People’s Republic of Macedonia and the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, opens for one day. This time, no travel documents or other documents are needed to see relatives and friends on both sides of the border. It is another opportunity to meet or another attempt to trace the separated. That day carries a lot of sadness in itself, for the elderly, it will perhaps be the last meeting, the mother will never find her son again. The day passes and the border is here again, with all its seriousness.