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Early Works (1969)

Early Works poster
Original title
Рани радови
Directed by
Želimir Žilnik
Genre
drama film
Country
Yugoslavia
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of young people try to keep their revolutionary spirit alive after the 1968 student protests in Yugoslavia. The film shows their struggles with the political reality that follows.

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What happens

Early Works (Serbo-Croatian: Rani radovi, Serbian Cyrillic: Рани радови) is a 1969 Yugoslav film by Serbian author Želimir Žilnik. It critically depicts the aftermath of the 1968 student demonstrations in Yugoslavia. It won the Golden Bear at the 19th Berlin International Film Festival in 1969. The film belongs to the Yugoslav Black Wave movement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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