
YugoslavPartizans,capturedbyNazis,aresenttoconcentrationcampsindistantNorway.ThelocalpopulationhelpsomePartizanssurviveorfleetoneutralSweden.ProvokedbythebrutalactionsofGermanoccupierandhisquislingcollaborators,KjetilhelpstheYugoslavsinternatedinNorway.ItseemsthattheescapeofyoungYugoslavJankowillfailinthemomentwhenhemeetsMagnar,quislingcollaboratorandsonofKjetil.But,Kjetilisconsistentwithhisprinciples.Tryingtodisarmhissonandpreventhimfromdoingthedishonestdeed,KjetilmurdershimandaccompaniesJankotoSwedishborder,wherefreedomawaitshim.<br/> CO-OPERATIONWITHFOREIGNFILM-MAKERSThefirst-evertrueco-productionsintheYugoslavfilmindustryoccuredaftertheSecondWorldWarandinvolvedproducersfromAustria.ThesewerethefilmsentitledAdventuresoftheBeautifulIrena(NezgodelepeIrene),1953,andTheLastBridge(Poslednjimost),1954,bothbyHelmutKeutner.Themostsuccessfulco-productionfromtheartisticandeconomicaspectsalikewastheHighwayHell(Krvaviput),1955.Itwasco-directedbyRadosNovakovicandKareBekstromanditinvolvedaNorwegianproducer.Financialandartisticinvestmentsweresharedinco-productionfilms,resultinginsmallerrisksinthedomesticmarketandeasieraccesstothirdmarkets,sothatYugoslaviawasaninterestingcountrybecauseofitswidevarietyofshootingsites,pricecompetitiveness,skilledlabourforceandavailabilityofequipment.

