Documentary · Yugoslavia · 1968 · 12m

Little Pioneers

Pioniri maleni, mi samo vojska prava, svakog dana nicemo ko zelena trava

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Filmed in 1968, "Little Pioneers" examines the gap between socialist rhetoric and social reality by focusing on children excluded from state protection. Through close, unembellished observation, Želimir Žilnik documents young people living in slum conditions and surviving through informal and illegal means, using the film’s ironic title to underscore the contrast between official ideology and everyday life.

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