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The Third Half is a film of genre Drama directed by Darko Mitrevski released in france in DVD on 23 september 2014 with Rade Šerbedžija
The Third Half (2012)
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Add to a movie listRelease in DVD in france 23 september 2014
Length 1h53
Directed by Darko Mitrevski
Themes Films about religion, Sports films, Association football films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Rating73%
The Third Half (Macedonian: Трето Полувреме [ˈtrɛtɔ pɔˈɫuvrɛmɛ]) is a Macedonian-Czech-Serbian film that deals with Macedonian football during World War II, and the deportation of Jews from Macedonia. It is a story of love during wartime and a country's passion for soccer. The government of Macedonia considered the movie of national interest and funded it with one million euros.
The film was inspired by the true story of the FC Macedonia football team. The Jewish coach Illés Spitz and Neta Koen (current name Marija Mladenovska) led FC Macedonia to the Bulgarian occupation zone of Macedonia during World War II.
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The Third Half depicts the history of 7,148 Macedonian Jews who were deported to the gas chambers of Treblinka by the Bulgarian administrative and military authorities, who were cooperating with the Nazi regime. In 1941, a young Eastern Orthodox man, Kosta, and a wealthy young Jewish woman, Rebecca, fall in love, despite her father's effort to keep them apart. With the war raging around their borders, the Macedonians remain cocooned in their world of patriotic pleasures, primarily concerned about getting the beleaguered Macedonia Football Club on a winning streak. Their manager hires the legendary German-Jewish coach Rudolph Spitz to turn them into champions. But when the Nazi occupation begins and they start deporting Jews, Kosta and his teammates realize that the carefree days of their youth are over. As the Nazis try to sabotage the outcome of the championship game, and Spitz's life is threatened, Kosta and his teammates rise to the challenge to protect their coach, with all of Macedonia cheering them on.Actors
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