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Želimir Žilnik
Director 83 years old

Želimir Žilnik

Nis, Serbia, Yugoslavia

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

3 titles
Dupe od mramora

Dupe od mramora

Želimir Žilnik 1995 1h 26m

A trans 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.

Rani radovi

Rani radovi

Želimir Žilnik 1971 1h 27m

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. Faced with the primitivism and a lack of morale, their revolution fails and the girl is the one to be sacrificed as a witness of their unsuccessful attempt.

Lipanjska gibanja

Želimir Žilnik 1969 11m

The film speaks of student demonstrations in Belgrade, 1969 and of the critical quality, enthusiasm and discipline of this form of protest. It was the most powerful public criticism of "red bourgeoisie" - members of communist apparatus, who suppressed creativity and affirmation of new generations throughout Eastern block.

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