Desc: Libertas: Directed by Veljko Bulajic. With Sven Medvesek, Sandra Ceccarelli, Zarko Potocnjak, Goran Grgic. The film is set in mid-16th century, at a time when the entire eastern Mediterranean is dominated by two great empires, the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, with the small but wealthy maritime republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik) managing to maintain its independence through diplomatic agreements.