Živjeće ovaj narod (1947)

"Živjeće ovaj narod" (This People Will Live) is the first film produced by Jadran film studios in Zagreb.  Like "Slavica," it is a partisan film.  It is worth noting that whereas "Slavica" was made by the Belgrade studio Avala with a Croat director, "Živjeće ovaj narod" was made for the Zagreb studio Jadran with a Serb director.

"Živjeće ovaj narod" is set in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Second World War and deals with the love affair of a Croat and a Serb who join together to fight the occupying German forces.  Obviously this combination of romance and partisan themes mirrors "Slavica."

The screenplay for the film was written by Branko Ćopić (1915-1984), a Bosnian Serb Partisan veteran who a decade later wrote one of the most beloved children's books in Yugoslavia, Ježeva kuća (The Hedgehog's House).  Ćopić committed suicide in 1984.

I would love to tell you more about this film, but I have to date been unable to find a copy of it anywhere, though it allegedly exists on VHS and DVD.  If anyone knows where to find it, please let me know!