Black Film (film)
Black Film (Crni film) is a 1971 Yugoslav short documentary directed by Želimir Žilnik. It runs 14 minutes and is part of the Yugoslav Black Wave.
The film begins in Novi Sad on January 29, 1971, when Žilnik invites six homeless men to stay in his 48-square-meter apartment with his wife and infant daughter. As the men discuss their problems, Žilnik tries to help them find housing by talking to ordinary citizens, social workers, and policemen—but he has little success.
Black Film shows the hardship faced by the homeless in socialist Yugoslavia, where many receive little welfare or social support. It critiques the state and society for ignoring the issue and also questions the role of the intelligentsia and filmmakers who do not push for social change.
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