There Once Was a Land of Hard-working People (Nekoč je bila dežela pridnih) 11 years old

From 1977 to 1991 an image of Slovenia as a green, demilitarised and peaceful country of diligent people reigned in Yugoslavia, a country where differences are not only allowed, but also desired. This period ends with a ten-day war, when the identity turns from peacefulness, modesty and diligence into courage and a fighting spirit. The film documents the changes in Slovenia and its inhabitants, which have in recent years brought us to a completely different understanding of national identity, different from the one which was true in Slovenia as well as abroad twenty years ago.

Credits

Slavoj Žižek as Himself (archive footage)

Slavoj Žižek as Himself

Janez Hočevar as Himself

Zdravko Dusa as Himself

There Once Was a Land of Hard-working People Cast

Name	Character
Slavoj Žižek He was 64, now 75 years old	as Himself (archive footage)
Slavoj Žižek He was 64, now 75 years old	as Himself
Janez Hočevar He was 73, now 84 years old	as Himself
Zdravko Dusa	as Himself

There Once Was a Land of Hard-working People Crew

Name	Department

There Once Was a Land of Hard-working People (11 years)

Release day: Thursday, April 25, 2013
Runtime: 78 minutes