Restitucija, ili, San i java stare garde
Eighty Plus
Milan Kovačević, 80+, in the role of Stevan Arsin, is about to buy records by his own 1960s jazz band, the “Montenegro Five”, in a second-hand record shop in Vienna when his mobile rings. A property valuer in Novi Sad tells him the Serbian state intends to return the house that was expropriated from his family during World War II. Restitution, goodwill: the kindly gentleman, his back heavily stooped, sets off at his very own pace with researcher Nina to his old homeland, consisting of lots of Habsburgian and even more of New Serbian markers – and only a little of former Yugoslavia. (Berlinale)
Director's Filmography (Selection)
Restitucija, ili, San i java stare garde (Eighty Plus, 2025, hybrid) - The Most Beautiful Country in the World (2018, doc) - Logbook Serbistan (2015, doc) - Stara škola kapitalizma (The Old School of Capitalism, 2009, doc; CE10) - Kenedi se ženi (Kenedi is getting married, 2007, doc, CE08) - Gde je Kenedi bio dve godine (Kenedi, lost and found, 2005, doc short; CE08) - Kenedi se vraća kući (Kenedi Goes Back Home, 2003, doc; CE04 & 08) - Trdnjava Evropa (Fortress Europe, doc, 2001), Dupe od mramora (Marble Ass, 1995) - Crni film (Black Film, 1971, doc short) - Rani radovi (Early Works, 1969)
Restitucija, ili, San i java stare garde (Eighty Plus, 2025, hybrid) - The Most Beautiful Country in the World (2018, doc) - Logbook Serbistan (2015, doc) - Stara škola kapitalizma (The Old School of Capitalism, 2009, doc; CE10) - Kenedi se ženi (Kenedi is getting married, 2007, doc, CE08) - Gde je Kenedi bio dve godine (Kenedi, lost and found, 2005, doc short; CE08) - Kenedi se vraća kući (Kenedi Goes Back Home, 2003, doc; CE04 & 08) - Trdnjava Evropa (Fortress Europe, doc, 2001), Dupe od mramora (Marble Ass, 1995) - Crni film (Black Film, 1971, doc short) - Rani radovi (Early Works, 1969)
European Panorama Fiction 2025
Želimir Žilnik
Serbia / Slovenia 2025
color
118 minutes
Serbian / German OV with English subtitles
Screenings / Tickets
Film guest(s) present: Zelimir Zilnik (Director), Sarita Matijevic Zilnik (Production)
Film guest(s) present: Zelimir Zilnik (Director), Sarita Matijevic Zilnik (Production)
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Screenplay Želimir Žilnik, Tanja Šljivar
Cinematography Jovan Milinov
Editing Vuk Vukmirović
Sound/Sounddesign Aleksandar Stojšin
With Milan Kovačević, Milivoj Kiždobranski, Vera Hrćan Ostojić, Mirjana Gardinovački, Lidija Stevanović, Radoje Čupić, Nina Stamenković, Katharina Gualtieri, Bojan Jović
Producer(s) Sarita Matijević Žilnik, Želimir Žilnik, Miha Černec, Jožko Rutar
Production
Playground produkcija, Zilnik produkcija, Staragara, Tramal Films
World Sales
EXPOBLVD
Austrian Premiere
World Premiere
Berlinale 2025
Tags
, Aging