Želimir Žilnik

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Želimir Žilnik is a Serbian film director and one of the major figures of the Yugoslav Black Wave. He is noted for his socially engaging style and criticism of censorship that was commonplace during the Yugoslav communist era. Subsequently, following the abolition of communist one-party system, he was an outspoken critic of Slobodan Milošević-led regime in Serbia.

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Total trailers found: 63

Early Works Trailer (1971)

12 March 1971

Inspired by Karl Marx's "Das Kapital", three men and a girl named Jugoslava decide to wake up the conscience within the working class and peasants.

Paradise. An Imperialist Tragicomedy Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

A multinational company owned by Mrs Judit Angst is facing financial difficulties: she decides to hire a group of young anarchists to fake her "kidnapping".

Logbook_Serbistan Trailer (2015)

25 April 2015

Illegal immigrants and asylum seekers in Serbia, placed in asylum centers after their dramatic journeys from war-torn and poverty-stricken areas of North Africa, Near and Middle East go through a period of adaptation to life and social circumstances in Serbia.

Taiwan Canasta Trailer (1985)

30 March 1985

A frustrated and unemployed architect experiences flashbacks of his youth and 1968 protests while the life passes by.

Kenedi Is Getting Married Trailer (2007)

19 June 2007

Kenedi is in a huge debt after building a house for his family. He finds himself searching for any kind of work to support himself, for as little as 10 EUR per day, a scarce amount to help him relief his debt.

Hot Paychecks Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

Zilnik's 102 minutes long TV series is about a couple of guys, one good and naive, the other liar and manipulator, trying to make a living the best they can.

Censored without Censorship Trailer (2007)

02 March 2007

Through the conversation with Yugoslav film authors and excerpts from their films, this documentary film tells a story of a film phenomenon and censorship, and its focus is, in fact, a painful epoch of Yugoslav film called “a Black Wave”, which was the most important and artistically strongest period of Yugoslav film industry, created in the sixties and buried in the early seventies by means of ideological and political decisions.

Little Pioneers Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

In SFRJ, the state officially takes care of all it's citizens. Every child is a good little pioneer. However, in reality no one (especially not the state) takes care of Roma and many other poor kids leaving them to poverty and the streets.

Pretty Women Walking Through the City Trailer (1986)

04 June 1986

Belgrade in 2041 is a deserted city that looks like a dump yard. A few old men try to bring up a group of young girls in the old, traditional way of their Yugoslav ancestors.

ŽŽŽ: Journal About Želimir Žilnik Trailer (2021)

16 November 2021

Road movie documentary through half a century of filmography by Želimir Žilnik. But also a journey through the history of Yugoslavia, a country that no longer exists.

Inventory Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Tenants of one old building in the centre of Münich are featured in this film: most of them are foreigners who work in Germany as "guest workers" (Yugoslavs, Italians, Turks, Greeks etc.

Marble Ass Trailer (1995)

09 February 1995

A transvestite couple from 1990s Belgrade beholds their profession as a pacifistic mission, curbing the urges of rapists, gamblers and horny young men during turbulent periods in war-torn country.

Martinac Trailer (2015)

09 November 2015

Documentary about the life and work of Ivan Martinac (1938-2005), avant-garde & experimentalist filmmaker from Split, Croatia.

Kenedi, Lost and Found Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

After his participation in filming of “Kenedi Goes Back Home," Kenedi Hasani decided to illegally go to EU countries where his father, mother, brothers and sisters still are.

The Way Steel Was Tempered Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

A moulder wants to live a happy life, but the circumstances in his factory are such that everyone is looking for an opportunity to grab the money before the ship sinks down to the bottom.

Where Gods Are Dead Trailer (1993)

01 February 1993

A Norwegian TV-worker tries to prevent her son, which she has with her former husband, a Serb now living in Jugoslavia, to become a soldier in the starting civil war.

Cosmo Girls Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

A series of portraits of women from different fields of work who give us their views of the relationship between men and women – a Chinese woman who owns a beauty salon and hairdresser’s studio, workers at the first privately owned shoes factory, women who participate at the Erotic Fair in Budapest, a manager of a restaurant, and successful business women.

The Unemployed Trailer (1968)

27 February 1968

SFRJ is officially a place where everyone have a job and a house. The story follows hard labored workers who can't find a job, who bathe in public bathrooms and sleep in homeless centers.

One Woman – One Century Trailer (2011)

28 September 2011

One Woman, One Century is a documentary film based on statements, interviews, and reconstructions of real-life events.

Request Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

A construction site with foreign workforce – lunch break. A Greek man tries to write a request letter to the German authorities to allow his parents to stay in Germany because of the Greek-Turkish clashes on Cyprus.

Among the People: Life & Acting Trailer (2018)

01 January 2018

Memories and commentaries of non-professional actors combined with excerpts from films in which they participated as "protagonists," mixed with footage made of crews working on the sets of Zilnik's films.

Uprising in Jazak Trailer (1973)

16 February 1973

The elderly inhabitants of a village in Vojvodina look back on the war and the partisan battles. The film also examines how collective memories and myths enter the individual consciousness.

Eighty Plus Trailer (2025)

14 February 2025

In Žilnik’s hilarious and sneakily charming docu-fiction, post-socialist restitution returns his childhood home to Serbian jazz musician Stevan.

Cinetracts '20 Trailer (2020)

08 October 2020

A global portrait documenting the year's events, Cinetracts '20 features the work of an international lineup of 20 filmmakers.

June Turmoil Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

The film speaks of student demonstrations in Belgrade, 1969 and of the critical quality, enthusiasm and discipline of this form of protest.

Brooklyn - Gusinje Trailer (1988)

11 June 1988

Young seamstress Ivana leaves work in the tailor shops in Novi Pazar and accepts an offer to be a waitress in a private cafe in Gusinje, Montenegrin town on the Yugoslav-Albanian border.

Fortress Europe Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

People of different nationalities from Central Europe attempting to reach the West by crossing the controls and “European” rules.

Black Film Trailer (1971)

22 February 1971

Director invites six homeless men to his flat for a few days (surprising his wife). He asks officials and people on the street if someone can help them, this being SFRJ, a state officially without those left on their own.

EXIT in the Morning Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

In the first years of the EXIT music festival in Novi Sad, Serbia, for many, it was a trip to a "wonderland", after a decade of isolation, destruction, violent mobilizations, xenophobia and propaganda.

The Old School of Capitalism Trailer (2009)

30 August 2009

A mixture of documentary and fiction examines the new god of Capitalism offered to the Serbs with the ending of state socialism.

Good Morning, Belgrade Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

In the center of this docudrama are the events and tensions of the shooting of a feature film about Belgrade in the future.

House Orders Trailer (1975)

01 April 1975

In buildings where foreign workers lived in Germany, there were strict rules of conduct, defined by the house rules and supervised by the building superintendents.

What Do Those Lunatics Want? Trailer (2007)

16 October 2007

Zelimir Zilnik has always been discussing the communist's regime taboos , with his early documentaries , but especially with his film about the student's riots in 1968: Lipanjska gibanja (June Turmoil).

Kenedi Goes Back Home Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

The first film in what would ultimately become Zilnik’s famed Kenedi trilogy follows street hustler Kenedi Hasani and his friend as they roam the streets of Serbia seeking Kenedi’s parents.

For Ella Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

"Fitzgerald" is Jovica's nickname among his friends. One day Jovica, a film projectionist from the childhood of Zilnik, an old jazz pianist and one of the actors from The Way Steel Was Tempered, hear of Ella Fitzgerald's unexpected death.

As One Trailer (2022)

03 October 2022

Two young men from Eastern Europe take a pilgrimage to Santiago, Spain. Upon arrival at one of the most northwestern points of Europe, the south-easterners find themselves foreign both to the identity of their surroundings, as well as to their own.

Stanimir Descending Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

An aging highlander from the village of Kremna, on Tara mountain, heads for Belgrade accompanied by a ninety-three year old war veteran.

I Do Not Know What That Should Mean Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

This film collage is based on Heinrich Heine’s poem "Lorelei". Traditional German postcards were used with images of the siren on the Rhine who lured fishermen and sailors to their death with her beauty and song.

Vera and Erzika Trailer (1981)

11 June 1981

Vera and Erzika have worked at Trudbenik textile factory in Pancevo since they were 13. Now that they are almost retired they face numerous problems and misunderstandings.

Throwing Off the Yolks of Bondage Trailer (1996)

31 October 1996

Milošević’s regime has rigged the results of parliamentarian elections in autumn 1996. This was a cause for mass rallies in Belgrade and other cities in Serbia.

Pirika on Film Trailer (2013)

02 April 2013

Pirika travels to Berlin to visit her daughter Dobrila and her grandchildren, whom she's never seen. Dobrila, a lesbian, avoids her mother, however, because she doesn't want to tell her the full truth about her children.

Danube Soap Opera Trailer (2006)

01 July 2006

Villagers of Kovilj grow cattle on the Danube islands. Marko, an owner of ten horses, around twenty cows and other cattle is a good friend with a Roma named Kamer, who helps him sell the cattle at local fairs.

Dragoljub and Bogdan Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

A vast power plant is being built on the Drina River. This river has been famous for hundreds of years old tradition of rafting.

Ideal 68 Trailer (2018)

30 May 2018

On June 3, 1968, student protests began in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the first major conflict with the then communist establishment.

Under the Protection of the State Trailer (1975)

01 April 1975

The film was shot in an old, decrepit building where dozens of guest-workers' families live. The owner, a local influential politician, has avoided paying for the maintenance of the building under the legal standards by using his connections to proclaim the building a national cultural heritage.

Newsreel – Showing the Life of Village Youth Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

Story follows a weekend in a village where young adults after a hard working week let there steam off in taverns eating, drinking, singing, breaking glasses and occasionally other things every Sunday.

Public Execution Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

This documentary film essay analyses controversial police procedures in Germany in autumn 1974, when in a number of the police interventions suspects were killed before being arrested or tried.

Oldtimer Trailer (1989)

02 March 1989

The aged rocker Igor works as a journalist and DJ at the "Radio Student" in Ljubljana. He notices that the janitor Miha works for the police, tapping the walls and observing the journalists who are critical of the regime.

The Illness and Recovery of Buda Brakus Trailer (1980)

25 August 1980

The protagonists of this docudrama are old farmers who migrated to Banat after the First World War, in 1922.

Europe Next Door Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

At Roko Babičković’s farm, in the vicinity of the Hungarian border, Anica is hired. The newly established Schengen border has stopped trade and travels to Hungary, which was part of the local populace’s business.

Market People Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

A carnival is in town. Workers start to build the stalls and tents. Players practice their act. Roma, peasants and grifters put up their own boots.

Tito Among the Serbs for the Second Time Trailer (1994)

15 October 1994

Tito, lifelong president of Yugoslavia, is coming from his grave to once again talk to Serbs and to check what has changed since he was gone.

The Other Line Trailer (2016)

16 May 2016

Druga linija aka The Other Line is a product of many years of research of neo-avant-garde cultural and art scene in Novi Sad, Serbia (late 60s and 70s), which has been marginalized until today.

Second Generation Trailer (1983)

29 June 1983

A teenager arrives from Germany to his grandparents in Novi Sad. He can't adjust to Yugoslavian schools, system or slow way of life, so he asks his folks to go back, but his parents insist on him staying.

Silo Danube, Vukovar Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

In Vukovar, during the Croatian War of Independence, after the devastation of the town, hundreds of tons of wheat have leaked out of a destroyed grain elevator.

The Most Beautiful Country in the World Trailer (2018)

06 December 2018

The clash of two worlds in the present-day Europe. As the indigenous population seeks to defend the status quo against escalating immigration, the newcomers are burdened by their own displacement.

Our Man in Gabon Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

Momčilo Radunović, an experienced entrepreneur and businessman remained in Gabon after the break-up of Yugoslavia.

Warm Film Trailer (2024)

10 March 2024

Two young actors are exploring the topic of representation of LGBTI people through the history of Yugoslav cinema and social circumstances that have resulted in different treatment of these characters.

Wanderlust Trailer (1998)

30 November 1998

After decades of work in Italy and Germany, Giuseppe is retired and returns to his family home in Istria.

The Comedy and Tragedy of Bora Joksimovic Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

The film portraits a writer-amateur Bora Joksimović, a heating maintenance mechanic in the Zrenjanin theatre.