Zelimir Zilnik

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Uprising in Jazak
8.1

Uprising in Jazak

Feb. 16, 1973

Uprising in Jazak

The elderly inhabitants of a village in Vojvodina look back on the war and the partisan battles. The film also examines how collective memories ...
Kenedi Is Getting Married
6.0

Kenedi Is Getting Married

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 ...
Kenedi Goes Back Home
7.2

Kenedi Goes Back Home

Jan. 01, 2003

Kenedi Goes Back Home

The first film in what would ultimately become Zilnik’s famed Kenedi trilogy follows street hustler Kenedi Hasani and his friend as they ...
Marble Ass
6.4

Marble Ass

Jan. 01, 1995

Marble Ass

A transvestite couple from 1990s Belgrade beholds their profession as a pacifistic mission, curbing the urges of rapists, gamblers and horny ...
Logbook_Serbistan
7.5

Logbook_Serbistan

Apr. 25, 2015

Logbook_Serbistan

Director Zelimir Zilnik follows the trails of refugees who have ended up stranded in the Serbian hinterland, and holds a mirror to Europe’s ...
Tito Among the Serbs for the Second Time
7.5

Tito Among the Serbs for the Second Time

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 Most Beautiful Country in the World
5.7

The Most Beautiful Country in the World

The clash of two worlds in the present-day Europe. As the indigenous population seeks to defend the status quo against escalating immigration, ...
Cinetracts ’20
5.2

Cinetracts ’20

Oct. 08, 2020

Cinetracts ’20

20 short films commissioned in 2019-20 by The Wexner Center, in line with the Cinétracts 1968 manifesto, reconsidering its concept to reflect on ...
The Old School of Capitalism
6.6

The Old School of Capitalism

A mixture of documentary and fiction examines the new god of Capitalism offered to the Serbs with the ending of state socialism. We look at a ...
Fortress Europe
5.3

Fortress Europe

Jan. 01, 2000

Fortress Europe

People of different nationalities from Central Europe attempting to reach the West by crossing the controls and “European” rules. ...
Oldtimer
7.7

Oldtimer

Mar. 02, 1989

Oldtimer

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 ...
Little Pioneers
7.9

Little Pioneers

Jan. 01, 1968

Little Pioneers

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 ...
Black Film
7.4

Black Film

Feb. 22, 1971

Black Film

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 ...
A Newsreel on Village Youth, in Winter
7.9

A Newsreel on Village Youth, in Winter

Story follows a weekend in a village where young adults after a hard working week let there steam off in taverns eating, drinking, singing, ...
Paradise. An Imperialist Tragicomedy
5.9

Paradise. An Imperialist Tragicomedy

A multinational company owned by Mrs Judit Angst is facing financial difficulties: she decides to hire a group of young anarchists to fake her ...
Early Works
7.0

Early Works

Jan. 01, 1969

Early Works

Inspired by Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital”, three men and a girl named Jugoslava decide to wake up the conscience within the working ...
Pretty Women Walking Through the City
6.5

Pretty Women Walking Through the City

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 ...