Eighty Plus + Recorded Introduction

From Želimir Žilnik, well-known for his contributions to the Yugoslav 60s-70s Black Wave film movement, this politically-aware drama traces a man moving home to Serbia in his later years. 

After six decades of living in Germany, 80-something jazz musician Stevan returns to his native Serbia where, through a process called restitution, the government has vowed to give him back his father's old mansion, once taken away and nationalised by Yugoslavia's communist regime.

As Stevan is gradually entangled in family politics, past life encounters, and new romance, what initially seems like a political film reveals itself as something else – an ode to the joys of life after 80.

Eighty Plus is the latest film by Želimir Žilnik (Early Works, Marble Ass), one of the Yugoslav Black Wave's household names. Marked by Žilnik's signature documentary aesthetic, use of non-professional actors, and realistic dialogues (co-written with Celts screenwriter Tanja Šljivar), the film is often defined as a piece of docu-fiction. 

UK Premiere:

Wed 23 Jul 2025

18:15

Cinema 2