Boris Kralj
Also Known As: Борис Краль
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cerknica, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Adult: No
Birthday: May 19, 1929
Age: 96 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: June 16, 1995
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A Summer in a Sea Shell
Overview: Young Tomaž has many problems. Not only is he quite lonely, but he also has to leave his hometown and move to the city with his family because of his father's new job. In these difficult times, his only help is his computer Vedi. Even disputes between local gangs can not solve any problems, at least not until both gangs get a common enemy - motorcyclists who steal shells.
Genres: Family Romance Comedy
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1985-03-19
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The Beginning Was Sin
Overview: Rosalie is young and pretty maid on the farm of the winemaker Jacob. She becomes pregnant with the servant Marko, who disappears with a gypsy singer, leaving Rosalie alone in her awkward situation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-10-27
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The Messenger
Overview: During the day, Nejček tends cattle on a mountain and observes the movements of Nazi troops; at night, he reports to the partisans. The price of courage is his own life.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-19
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Operation Stadium
Overview: This movie tells a true story about events in Zagreb in 1941. Nazis and their collaborators organized the great gathering of students on Dubrava stadium. The intention was to publicly separate Jews from them which would lead to future pogrom. The event, however, took an unexpected turn.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: sh
Release Date: 1977-07-07
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A Summer in a Sea Shell 2
Overview: Three years later, Tomaz meets Milena in Ljubljana where she practices dancing. In order to spend more time with her, Tomaz enrolls at the dance club where he finds many new friends. As the club is faced with close-down, the members decide to save it by setting up a dance show for the urban elite.
Genres: Family Romance Comedy
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1988-04-07
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In the Gorge
Overview: Trials and tribulations of a woman in prewar Yugoslavia who after being seduced by a rich man, marries a poor one and struggles on. Based on a novel by Ivan Cankar.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1971-01-28
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Angel's Bite
Overview: A lighthouse keeper lives on an isolated island together with his wife, ailing father and retarded sister. News of a serial killer stalking the isolated lighthouses makes him leave in order to hunt him down. In the meantime, the wife meets a mysterious and seductive stranger.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sh
Release Date: 1984-07-10
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Collision at the Paralels
Overview: Suspicious husband follows his wife and her male boss on their business trip.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sh
Release Date: 1961-07-16
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The Fugitive
Overview: WWII - Slovenia under Italian fascist occupation. Two friends separated by a woman they both loved, and then by war as well: one of them joins partisans, the other Italian occupying forces.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1973-06-28
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Valley of Peace
Overview: When the planes bombed a Slovene town, a Slovene boy and a German girl set on a journey towards the valley, in which there is no war. On their way a black American pilot, who jumped of a shoot-down plane, joins them. Although American planes have killed the boy's parents, he accepts the pilot with enthusiasm. The children communicate with him in German and the valley of peace seems like the last paradise place of refuge. The Slovene boy, the German girl, and the American pilot represent a symbolic triangle of peace in this adventure happening in the middle of the War of Liberation.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1956-07-23
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Vesna
Overview: Samo, Sandi in Krištof se pripravljajo na maturo. Domislijo se, da bi se lahko dokopali do matematičnih maturitetnih nalog s pomočjo domnevne profesorjeve hčerke z vzdevkom Hiperbola. Ker ne vedo njenega pravega imena, jo poimenujejo Vesna (pomlad). Na zmenku se nepričakovano prikaže prava profesorjeva hčerka, privlačna Janja. Samo in Vesna se zaljubita in zgodba se začne naglo odvijati. Samo povabi Vesno (Janjo) na vožnjo z jadralnim letalom. Morata zasilno pristati.Sandi, vesel, da so končno dobili naloge, se zanje stepe s Samom. Samo se poškoduje in zaradi tega ne more na zmenek z Vesno. Nanj gre Sandi, ki na zmenku poskuša pridobiti Vesno zase. Zareče se mu in uide mu resnica, da so za Vesno žrebali. Zaradi tega se hoče Vesna ubiti. Skoči s padalom v upanju, da se ne bo odprlo. Vse se lepo izide, padalo se odpre.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1953-12-16
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Occupation in 26 Pictures
Overview: Set in Dubrovnik, this drama chronicles a friendship between three men, that began just before World War II. One of the men is of Italian origin, another is the wealthy heir of a shipping fortune, and the third is the son of a Jewish antique-store owner. Before the war, they are fast friends, enjoying one another's company at carnivals and at a private fencing club. However, when the war comes, the Italians and Germans move in to create the Independent State of Croatia. The Italian friend becomes a fascist and courts and marries the sister of his rich friend. Soon enough, atrocities are being committed, and anyone suspected of Jewish or Serbian parentage or anti-fascist leanings, is killed.
Genres: Drama War Romance
Original Language: sh
Release Date: 1978-06-07
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We'll Meet Tonight
Overview: A student of music education comes to the music festival where organizers mix him up with the conductor. He accepts the role which creates lots of comic situations.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: sh
Release Date: 1962-02-08
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Five Minutes of Paradise
Overview: Two concentration camp prisoners are taken by Nazis to disable un exploded bombs in German towns. When they work on the ruins, with their guards safely away, they enjoy a few precious moments of freedom.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sh
Release Date: 1959-07-23
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Amandus
Overview: The film is based on a novel by Ivan Tavcar and was adapted for the screen by Andrej Hieng. It is set at the end of the 17th century in the area that is now Slovenia at a time of religious intolerance with Amandus, a Catholic priest, determined to persecute local Protestants.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1966-02-28
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The Windhunter
Overview: The reconstruction of creation of an influential avantguarde movement called "Novo Mesto Spring" that arrived on Slovenian cultural scene during 1920s. Within this movement worked significant local artists such as composer Mario Kogoj, painter Rihard Jakopic, poet Danijel Bohoric and many others.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Don't Whisper
Overview: A young girl, Vesna, goes on a skiing vacation to Slovenian Alps, where she is being looked after by her aunt. Her family gets worried when they meet Vesna's boyfriend, and try to marry the couple, thinking that she may be pregnant with him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Spring Wind
Overview: A platonic romance between art student and nude model goes through many complications in which they both try to make one another jealous before revealing their true feelings.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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The Tenth Brother
Overview: Based on the novel by Josip Jurcic and set in rural Yugoslavia in the 1840's. The tenth brother of a family returns to the family home to take revenge on his father who had abandoned him as a child.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Blanka Kolak's Love
Overview: In the wild times of the Second World War, Blanka marries political grandee Pavle, who is shortly afterwards sent to Goli Otok as a political prisoner. Blanka has enthusiasm for photography, becomes independent and opens a studio of photography with Laco. But soon she realizes that her business partner is an impostor. Pavle returns from prison, but their relationship, despite awareness of the political interference in their intimate sphere, imbues the bitter chill and misunderstanding. Blanka tries to drown her endless problems in alcohol and seduce her only male friend, but her last rescue, the thread of love, is being interrupted as well. Is every love of Blanka Kolak sentenced to death, is love possible at all, is worth living without it?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1987-05-29
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A Piece of Blue Sky
Overview: A story about several people who share the same yard within their block, and a piece of blue sky above 'em.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sh
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Long Live Freedom
Overview: Old man Repovz recalls experiences of the WWII in an entertaining, comic way rather than tragic. A man breaks his arm to avoid being drafted; the other man shoots fire to scare enemy soldiers; love stories, as well as troubles with forced collectivization took place there. A partisan hero finds out that he lost her fiancee, but somewhat cheers up when his white horse comes back to him...
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1987-10-28
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The Idealist
Overview: The movie based upon the classical Slovene novel Martin Kačur, depicts the clash between the teacher Martin Kačur and his conservative environment. Due to his progressive ideas, he is transferred to a small town. The village environment is even more depressing than his former surroundings were, as the influence of both the secular and the Church authorities is even greater in the country. Even though Martin meets Tončka and the two of them get married, he gradually becomes a disillusioned and embittered man. In time, when society's strictures become somewhat milder, Martin is transferred to a more friendly environment, but all the injustices he has experienced have already bitten too deep. Unlike his wife, Martin finds it very difficult to accept changes. When his son dies, it seems as though he has lost all his elan and the will to live. Will he be able to go on bringing the light of knowledge to the ignorant masses, or will his ideals be buried forever like a man in a snowdrift?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sl
Release Date: 1976-04-14
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The Red and the Black
Overview: This film is the true story of the creation of Labin Republic in 1921. When Italy annexed Istria, Labin area that is very rich in coal became strategically important for the new government. Domestic Croatian and Slovene population were disappointed by the method of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia of selling foreigners. Accumulated social problems and the growing terror of Italians lead to great miners' strike, led by favorite union leader Ivan Pipan. The strikers will be join young miner Ive Blazina, who as commander of the Red Guard workers struggles for the mining republic and the love of beautiful Mary Brezac. The sudden intervention of the Italian army destroys their dreams, and resigned Pipan surrenders. But not everyone agrees with his behavior.
Genres: History Drama Romance
Original Language: sh
Release Date: 1985-05-25
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The Istrian Way
Overview: An insight into multi-layered relations between natives and newcomers in the town of Pula following WWII and departure of Angloamerican forces.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sh
Release Date: 1985-09-19
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