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Section: Discover & Explore: Balkan
Hang on, Doggy (1977)
Matic´s mother really loves him, but she has plenty of problems of her own at home and at work. And Matic's father is working abroad in Lybia. It´s only natural that his best friend is a boy his own age called Rok. Matic's life changes when he is discovered by a film team and given the leading part in a film. His partner is a dog - a big, black Newfoundland. Matic becomes so attached to the dog that the film team makes him a present of it after the end of shooting. And that is where the problems starts: where to put a dog in a concrete estate?
| Country | Yugoslavia |
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| Year | 1977 |
| Duration | 83 min |
| Rating | 10 |
| Language | Slovenian |
| Subtitle | English, simul. translation cz |
| Directed by | Jane Kavčič |
| Screenplay | Jane Kavčič |
| Director of Photography | Mile de Gleria |
| Music | Dečo Žgur |
| Contact | Slovenian Film Centre |
Biography
Screenwriter and director from Slovenia. He debuted with the drama The Action (Akcija, 1960). He found fame films for children and about children, e.g. The Invisible Battalion (Nevidni bataljon, 1967), Hang on, Doggy! (Sreca na vrvici, 1977) and Maya and the Starboy (Maja in vesoljcek,1988).