The Liberation of Skopje (2016 film)

The Liberation of Skopje (Macedonian: Ослободување на Скопје, Osloboduvanje na Skopje) is a 2016 Macedonian drama film directed by Rade Šerbedžija and Danilo Šerbedžija. The film was selected as the Macedonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but ended up not being nominated.^[1][2]

The Liberation of Skopje
Film poster
Directed by	Rade Šerbedžija Danilo Šerbedžija
Written by	Rade Šerbedžija Danilo Sherbedzija
Produced by	Vladimir Anastasov Robert Naskov Igor Nola Goran Tozija
Starring	Deniz Abdula
Cinematography	Dejan Dimeski
Edited by	Nicolas Gaster
Music by	Vlatko Stefanovski
Production companies	Kino Oko Art Films Production Film and Music Entertainment Lijeni Film MP Film Production Partysans Film
Distributed by	VL-Media
Release dates	13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) (Pula FF) 12 September 2016 (2016-09-12) (Macedonia)
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Macedonia Croatia Finland
Languages	Macedonian German Bulgarian

In September 2016, the Macedonian Society of Film Workers nominated the film for an Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.^[3][4][5]

Cast

• Rade Šerbedžija as Gjorgjija
• Lucija Šerbedžija as Lica
• Silvija Stojanovska as Lenche
• David Todosovski as Zoran
• Mikko Nousiainen as Hans
• Nebojša Glogovac as Dushan
• Deniz Abdula as Bale
• Kire Acevski as Bugarski Branik
• Stefan Arsic as Orhan
• Hristina Dimovska as Anica
• Eleonora Gievska as Biba
• Antti Luusuaniemi as Polkovnik Herzog

See also

• List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Macedonian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
• Capture of Skopje (1944)