Black Film (1971)
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 help them, this being SFRJ, a state officially without those left on their own.
Top billed cast
Želimir ŽilnikHimself
Luka Bauer- Franja Handreva
- Aleksandar Lopatin
- Stevan Palinkas
- Cveta Vuletic
- Ivana Žilnik
- Milica Žilnik
- Milorad Zivancev
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