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Pero and His Companions (Družba Pere Kvržice – Дружба Пере Квржице)

German title: Pero und seine Freunde
Russian title: Дружба Пере Квржице
Original title: Družba Pere Kvržice – Дружба Пере Квржице

Alternative titles:
Друсба Пере Кврсисе / Pero und seine Kameraden / Pero Kvrica’s Gang / Pera Kvrzica’s Company / Druzba Pere Kvrzice

Youth movie – Yugoslavia
Production year: 1970
Movie length: 87 minutes

Director: Vladimir Tadej
Writer: Vladimir Tadej, Mato Lovrak
Cinematograph: Frano Vodopivec
Music: Živan Cvitković

Movie description:

Pero Kvrzica is a smart and clever boy from the village. He gathers a few of his friends together and takes them out for adventures. At the end of the village there is an old mill which is totally abandoned and overgrown with weeds, so the boys spend most of their time here during the summer. For many years the mill had a broken wheel which had not been fixed because of a disagreement among the farmers who used it. Pero and his friends secretly restore the abandoned mill. Pero is full of enthusiasm and succeeds in keeping the boys in order. They spend every spare minute repairing it until a boy named Divljak (The Vandal) decides he wants to become the leader. This internal dissension threatens to stop the project, but Pero does not allow it to happen. Eventually, Savage and his friends leave the group. Pero and his companions – supported by their teacher – successfully repair the mill and present it to the surprised and appreciative peasants on graduation day.

Boy Actors