---
title: 'The Third Half (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Darko Mitrevski'
released: '2012-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'North Macedonia'
  - 'Czech Republic'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-third-half-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2069100/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Third Half (2012)

2012 · 113 min · Drama, War, Romance, History · North Macedonia, Czech Republic, United States


## Synopsis

The Third Half is a 2012 Macedonian war drama film directed by Darko Mitrevski. It 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 football. The government of Macedonia considered the film of national interest and funded it with one million euros. The Third Half was selected as the Macedonian entry for Best Foreign Language at the 85th Academy Awards. The film has been criticized in Bulgaria for its depiction of the country and Bulgarians.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Darko Mitrevski](https://cinepixo.com/people/darko-mitrevski)
- **Screenplay:** [Darko Mitrevski](https://cinepixo.com/people/darko-mitrevski)
- **Producer:** [Darko Mitrevski](https://cinepixo.com/people/darko-mitrevski)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kiril Džajkovski](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiril-dzajkovski)
- **Director of Photography:** [Klaus Fuxjäger](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-fuxjager)
- **Editor:** [Alois Fišárek](https://cinepixo.com/people/alois-fisarek)

## Cast

- [Jašar Destani](https://cinepixo.com/people/jasar-destani)
- [Ivica Dimitrijevic](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivica-dimitrijevic)
- [Salaetin Bilal](https://cinepixo.com/people/salaetin-bilal)
- [Marija Novak](https://cinepixo.com/people/marija-novak)
- [Naci Saban](https://cinepixo.com/people/naci-saban)
- [Verica Nedeska](https://cinepixo.com/people/verica-nedeska)
- [Abdula Redzep Gavros](https://cinepixo.com/people/abdula-redzep-gavros)
- [Ratka Radmanovic](https://cinepixo.com/people/ratka-radmanovic)
- [Vlado Jovanovski](https://cinepixo.com/people/vlado-jovanovski)
- [Dimitrija Doksevski](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitrija-doksevski)
- [Bedija Begovska](https://cinepixo.com/people/bedija-begovska)
- [Milan Tocinovski](https://cinepixo.com/people/milan-tocinovski)
- [Zvezdana Angelovska](https://cinepixo.com/people/zvezdana-angelovska)
- [Rade Šerbedžija](https://cinepixo.com/people/rade-serbedzija)
- [Emil Ruben](https://cinepixo.com/people/emil-ruben)

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Official site: http://www.thethirdhalf-movie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-third-half-2012
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