Želimir Žilnik: Essential Work
This heartfelt and exuberant documentary introduces audiences to filmmaker Želimir Žilnik’s prolific body of work and his unwavering effort to portray society's most marginalized populations with deep humanism and compassion.
A leading figure in Yugoslavia’s Black Wave film movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Želimir Žilnik is among the most influential and widely acclaimed filmmakers from southeastern Europe. This heartfelt and exuberant documentary introduces audiences to Žilnik’s prolific body of work, which spans six decades, and to his unwavering effort to portray society’s most marginalized populations with deep humanism and compassion. [92 min; documentary; Serbian with English subtitles]
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