Želimir Žilnik

Director

Born: September 8, 1942 (83 years old)

Place of birth: Nis, Serbia, Yugoslavia

Biography

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.

Filmography (12)

• Warm Film (2024, ★ 7)
• Black Film (1971, ★ 5.6)
• Taiwan Canasta (1985, ★ 5.9)
• The Old School of Capitalism (2009, ★ 5.1)
• Early Works (1971, ★ 5.8)
• Kenedi Is Getting Married (2007, ★ 4.4)
• Pretty Women Walking Through the City (1986, ★ 4.1)
• Marble Ass (1995, ★ 4.9)
• The Unemployed (1968, ★ 5.4)
• Little Pioneers (1968, ★ 6.3)
• Paradise. An Imperialist Tragicomedy (1976, ★ 5.2)
• Logbook_Serbistan (2015, ★ 5.2)