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Good Luck, Kekec
Good Luck, Kekec

Good Luck, Kekec

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Two boys, Kekec and Rozle, come to serve a farmer, with a blind daughter Mojca, as shepherds. As the night falls, the two boys start talking about a woman who lives in the mountains and is supposed to steal children. Her name is Pehta. In the morning, Kekec, Rozle and Mojca go to an Alpine cottage and Kekec promises Mojca that he will find her a remedy for her eyes. As the girl is picking flowers, Pehta arrives and takes Mojca into her cottage. She wants to keep Mojca because of her singing.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Slovenian

Runtime

76 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

20 November 1963

Country

Yugoslavia

Cast

Velimir Gjurin

Velimir Gjurin

Kekec

Ruša Bojc

Ruša Bojc

Pehta

Blanka Florjanc

Blanka Florjanc

Mojca

Marija Goršič

Marija Goršič

Mother

Martin Mele

Martin Mele

Rožle

Stane Sever

Stane Sever

Beggar

Bert Sotlar

Bert Sotlar

Father

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