THE UNEMPLOYED

Želimir Žilnik

Yugoslavia | 1968 | 8 min

 

Credits:

Directing: Želimir Žilnik

Cinematography: Petar Latinović

Editing: Milica Poličević

Production: Neoplanta film, Novi Sad

 

 

Synopsys:

The film represents a series of portraits and situations people found themselves in after being made redundant during the time of economic reforms which were supposed to establish a market economy in Yugoslavia. In the interviews, people speak about their doubts and confusion because they had been expecting socialism to give them more social security. They criticise the parasitic bureaucracy, they sign up to leave for Germany and work there, since Yugoslavia had signed an agreement on taking over the workforce around that time.