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Želimir Žilnik

Directing

Želimir Žilnik

Born
(age 84)
Birthplace
Nis, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Credits
65 titles

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 12

YearTitleRole
2025 Alpe-Adria Underground! Film Himself
2024 Warm Film Film Himself
2022 As One Film Želimir Žilnik
2021 ŽŽŽ: Journal About Želimir Žilnik Film Himself
2018 Ideal 68 Film Himself
2016 The Other Line Film Himself
2015 Martinac Film Himself
2013 Pirika on Film Film
2007 What Do Those Lunatics Want? Film Himself
2007 Censored without Censorship Film Himself
1985 Taiwan Canasta Film Građevinski inspektor 2
1971 Black Film Film Himself

Crew credits 55

YearTitleJob
2025 Eighty Plus Film Director, Writer, Co-Producer
2020 Cinetracts '20 Film Director
2018 The Most Beautiful Country in the World Film Director, Writer
2018 Among the People: Life & Acting Film Writer, Director
2015 Logbook_Serbistan Film Writer, Director
2014 Our Man in Gabon Film Writer, Director
2013 Pirika on Film Film Writer, Director
2011 One Woman – One Century Film Director, Writer
2009 The Old School of Capitalism Film Director, Writer
2007 Kenedi Is Getting Married Film Director, Writer
2006 Danube Soap Opera Film Writer, Director
2005 Kenedi, Lost and Found Film Director, Writer
2005 Europe Next Door Film Director, Writer
2003 Kenedi Goes Back Home Film Director, Writer
2002 EXIT in the Morning Film Director, Writer
2000 Cosmo Girls Film Director, Writer
2000 Fortress Europe Film Director
1998 Wanderlust Film Director, Writer
1997 For Ella Film Director, Writer
1996 Throwing Off the Yolks of Bondage Film Writer, Director
1995 Marble Ass Film Writer, Director
1994 Tito Among the Serbs for the Second Time Film Director, Writer
1993 Where Gods Are Dead Film Writer
1993 Silo Danube, Vukovar Film Director, Writer
1990 Black and White Film Director, Writer
1989 Oldtimer Film Director, Writer
1988 Brooklyn - Gusinje Film Director, Writer
1988 The Way Steel Was Tempered Film Director, Writer
1987 Hot Paychecks Film Director, Writer
1986 Pretty Women Walking Through the City Film Writer, Director
1986 Good Morning, Belgrade Film Writer, Director
1984 Stanimir Descends To Town Film Writer, Director
1983 Second Generation Film Director, Writer
1983 The First Trimester of Pavle Hromis Film Director, Writer
1982 Dragoljub and Bogdan Film Director, Writer
1981 Vera and Erzika Film Director, Writer
1980 The Illness and Recovery of Buda Brakus Film Director, Writer
1978 Seven Hungarian Ballads Film Director
1978 Market People Film Director, Writer
1977 The Comedy and Tragedy of Bora Joksimovic Film Director, Writer
1976 Paradise. An Imperialist Tragicomedy Film Director, Writer
1975 House Orders Film Writer, Director
1975 Under the Protection of the State Film Writer, Director
1975 Farewell Film Director, Writer
1975 Public Execution Film Director, Writer
1975 I Do Not Know What That Should Mean Film Director, Writer
1975 Inventory Film Director, Writer
1974 Request Film Director, Writer
1973 Uprising in Jazak Film Writer, Director
1971 Early Works Film Director, Writer
1971 Black Film Film Director, Writer
1969 June Turmoil Film Director
1968 The Unemployed Film Director, Writer
1968 Little Pioneers Film Director, Writer
1967 Newsreel – Showing the Life of Village Youth Film Director, Writer
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