THE WHITE LIONS

Workers, unpaid for six years, are lying on the access road to their factory. Gruja, a jobless filmmaker for years, films weddings and funerals for a living, trying to save up enough money to finally propose to Bela, the unemployed opera singer who sings arias in homes. Gruja’s father Dile, an unemployed factory worker, schemes with Gruja and Bela to rob gold and diamonds of rich kids… Disgruntled workers march on, carrying signs showing their desperation. Dile raps about “revolution”. One of the signs closes the scene and the film: In this life we were happy, in the next one, in some other we’ll be rich!

The White Lions
comedy, 2011
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Written and directed by: Lazar Ristovski
Based on: A story by Gordan Mihić
Producers: Lazar Ristovski, Petar Ristovski (Zillion film)
Co-producer: Ivan Maloča
Editor: Petar Putniković
Composers: Tomo babović, Mate Matišić
Art director: Milenko jeremić
Costume Designer: MARINA MEDENICA
Make- up artist: DUŠICA VUKSANOVIĆ
Sound: VELIBOR HAJDUKOVIĆ, NENAD VUKADINOVIĆ, DAVOR OMERZA
Duration: 91'
Film format: 35mm, colour
Aspect ratio: 1:1,85
sound: Dolby Digital

Cast

LAZAR RISTOVSKI Dile
GORDAN KIČIĆ Gruja
HRISTINA POPOVIĆ Bela
VUK KOSTIĆ Amonijak
ZORICA JOVANOVIĆ Savka
MIRA BANJAC Bakica
NIKOLA SIMIĆ Dekica
LUKA JOVANOVIĆ Haralampije
ALEKSANDAR FILIMONOVIĆ Džoksi
MILAN TOMIĆ Doorman

Awards

DURRES International Film Festival, Albania, 2012
- FIPRESCI Award

Festivals

Pune international film festival (PIFF), India, 2013

Bucharest film festival, Romania, 2012

Second Moscow international cinema forum, Russia, 2012

Tuzla film festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2012

Pula film festival, Croatia, 2011

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Turkey, 2011

Cinedays Festival Skopje, Macedonia, 2011

Mojkovac festival, Serbia, 2011

Nis festival, Serbia, 2011

Zabailkalsky International film festival, Russia, 2011