| Director: | Ljubisa Ristic |
| Producer: | Eric Fullilove |
| Based On: | play by Dusan Jovanovic |
| Starring: | Rade Serbedzija |
| Music: | Vlatko Stefanovski |
| Network: | SBS |
| Company: | Ferryman Television |
| Runtime: | 100 mins |
| Country: | Australia |
The Liberation of Skopje is an Australian television film released in on 9 April 1981 in Serbo-Croatian language. It is also known as Oslobodenje Skoplja or KPGT which is about the liberation of Skopje prison.[1]
Zoran is an eight-year-old boy who sees the German occupy Skopje, Vardar Macedonia in 1942. His father Dushan is a member of the partisan forces and his uncle, Georgij plays a part in the assassination of a high ranking German officer, as well as in the evacuation and transport of Jews to the free territories.
It was based on a Yugoslavian play of the same name which won the 28th Annual Village Voice 1983 Obie Award for Special Citations Off Broadway in New York and toured Australia in 1980.[2] The film was produced by Ferryman Television with an estimated production budget of 100,000 AUD. Scenes were shot in locations such as Sydney and New South Wales.