La vallée de la paix

A Slovak boy lost in daydreams, a remarkably intelligent German girl fluent in two languages, and a Black American pilot who enlisted and found himself in Europe, conversant in German.

"Dolina Miru" tells the story of how these three disparate individuals are, in fact, more alike than they appear. It unfolds as a kind of road movie.

While the character of Sgt. Jim, played by John Kitzmiller, occasionally resembles a stereotype plucked from the pages of a Mark Twain novel, this might be attributed to the era in which the film was made. Indeed, Kitzmiller even received an award for this role at the Cannes Film Festival.

Screened in the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, and subsequently restored from its original 35mm format, this film is a cinematic treasure that remains sadly underrated.

With dialogue that sometimes seamlessly blends Slovenian, German, and English, I would also recommend this film to those who wish to give their ears a truly cosmopolitan workout.

Yes. Even Slovene film production was once a good one. However, a long, long time ago. Films like Na svoji zemlji (On Our Own Land), Dolina miru (Valley of Peace), Ne joci, Peter (Don't Cry, Peter), Srecno, Kekec (Good Luck, Kekec) and Vesna were the best Slovenian cinematography had ever produced. A new wave has came out recently (Kosak, Sterk, some films of low budget production) and it gives us a hope for better days in Slovenian film, but those films made 5-15 years after WWII are still remaining the law for Slovene film-makers. Dolina miru: Simple, but yet,good story, superb act esp. John Kitzmiller and young Evelyne Wohlfeiler as Lotti. If you are interested in Slovenian film, I highly recommend you to see DOLINA MIRU!