Želimir Žilnik
Director · Actor · WriterŽelimir 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.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR12
Alpe-Adria Underground!
2025
Himself
Warm Film
2024
Himself
As One
2022
Želimir Žilnik
ŽŽŽ: Journal About Želimir Žilnik
2021
Himself
Ideal 68
2018
Himself
- The Other Line
The Other Line
2016
Himself
Martinac
2015
Himself
Pirika on Film
2013
Censored without Censorship
2007
Himself
What Do Those Lunatics Want?
2007
Himself
Taiwan Canasta
1985
Građevinski inspektor 2
Black Film
1971
Himself
DIRECTOR53
Eighty Plus
2025
Director
Cinetracts '20
2020
Director
Among the People: Life & Acting
2018
Director
The Most Beautiful Country in the World
2018
Director
Logbook_Serbistan
2015
Director
Our Man in Gabon
2014
Director
Pirika on Film
2013
Director
One Woman – One Century
2011
Director
The Old School of Capitalism
2009
Director
Kenedi Is Getting Married
2007
Director
Danube Soap Opera
2006
Director
Kenedi, Lost and Found
2005
Director
Europe Next Door
2005
Director
Kenedi Goes Back Home
2003
Director
EXIT in the Morning
2002
Director
Cosmo Girls
2000
Director
Fortress Europe
2000
Director
Wanderlust
1998
Director
For Ella
1997
Director
Throwing Off the Yolks of Bondage
1996
Director
Marble Ass
1995
Director
- Tito Among the Serbs for the Second Time
Tito Among the Serbs for the Second Time
1994
Director
Silo Danube, Vukovar
1993
Director
Black and White
1990
Director
Oldtimer
1989
Director
Brooklyn - Gusinje
1988
Director
The Way Steel Was Tempered
1988
Director
Hot Paychecks
1987
Director
Pretty Women Walking Through the City
1986
Director
Good Morning, Belgrade
1986
Director
- Stanimir Descends To Town
Stanimir Descends To Town
1984
Director
- The First Trimester of Pavle Hromis
The First Trimester of Pavle Hromis
1983
Director
Second Generation
1983
Director
Dragoljub and Bogdan
1982
Director
Vera and Erzika
1981
Director
The Illness and Recovery of Buda Brakus
1980
Director
Market People
1978
Director
- The Comedy and Tragedy of Bora Joksimovic
The Comedy and Tragedy of Bora Joksimovic
1977
Director
Paradise. An Imperialist Tragicomedy
1976
Director
House Orders
1975
Director
Under the Protection of the State
1975
Director
Farewell
1975
Director
Public Execution
1975
Director
I Do Not Know What That Should Mean
1975
Director
- Inventory
Inventory
1975
Director
Request
1974
Director
- Uprising in Jazak
Uprising in Jazak
1973
Director
Early Works
1971
Director
Black Film
1971
Director
- June Turmoil
June Turmoil
1969
Director
The Unemployed
1968
Director
Little Pioneers
1968
Director
- Newsreel – Showing the Life of Village Youth
Newsreel – Showing the Life of Village Youth
1967
Director
WRITER51
Eighty Plus
2025
Writer
Among the People: Life & Acting
2018
Writer
The Most Beautiful Country in the World
2018
Writer
Logbook_Serbistan
2015
Writer
Our Man in Gabon
2014
Writer
Pirika on Film
2013
Writer
One Woman – One Century
2011
Writer
The Old School of Capitalism
2009
Writer
Kenedi Is Getting Married
2007
Writer
Danube Soap Opera
2006
Writer
Kenedi, Lost and Found
2005
Writer
Europe Next Door
2005
Writer
Kenedi Goes Back Home
2003
Writer
EXIT in the Morning
2002
Writer
Cosmo Girls
2000
Writer
Wanderlust
1998
Writer
For Ella
1997
Writer
Throwing Off the Yolks of Bondage
1996
Writer
Marble Ass
1995
Writer
- Tito Among the Serbs for the Second Time
Tito Among the Serbs for the Second Time
1994
Writer
Silo Danube, Vukovar
1993
Writer
Where Gods Are Dead
1993
Writer
Black and White
1990
Writer
Oldtimer
1989
Writer
Brooklyn - Gusinje
1988
Writer
The Way Steel Was Tempered
1988
Writer
Hot Paychecks
1987
Writer
Pretty Women Walking Through the City
1986
Writer
Good Morning, Belgrade
1986
Writer
- Stanimir Descends To Town
Stanimir Descends To Town
1984
Writer
Second Generation
1983
Writer
- The First Trimester of Pavle Hromis
The First Trimester of Pavle Hromis
1983
Writer
Dragoljub and Bogdan
1982
Writer
Vera and Erzika
1981
Writer
The Illness and Recovery of Buda Brakus
1980
Writer
Market People
1978
Writer
- The Comedy and Tragedy of Bora Joksimovic
The Comedy and Tragedy of Bora Joksimovic
1977
Writer
Paradise. An Imperialist Tragicomedy
1976
Writer
House Orders
1975
Writer
Under the Protection of the State
1975
Writer
I Do Not Know What That Should Mean
1975
Writer
Farewell
1975
Writer
- Inventory
Inventory
1975
Writer
Public Execution
1975
Writer
Request
1974
Writer
- Uprising in Jazak
Uprising in Jazak
1973
Writer
Early Works
1971
Writer
Black Film
1971
Writer
The Unemployed
1968
Writer
Little Pioneers
1968
Writer
- Newsreel – Showing the Life of Village Youth
Newsreel – Showing the Life of Village Youth
1967
Writer
