Little Pioneers

Socially neglected children, taking care of themselves, go stealing and breaking the law. They argue with their parents who neither understand them nor have feelings for them. The children speak freely of their experiences before the camera, relating tales of life on the street, of theft, abuse and violence. One of them is little Pirika, whom we meet again 45 years later in Pirika on Film. As a counterpoint to this story, we see a TV show where a popular actor-entertainer Gula (Dragoljub Milosavljevic) addresses happy and carefree children. The title is taken from a pioneer song of the time.

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Script: Ζelimir Zilnik

Cinematography: Miodrag Jaksic Fando

Editing: Dragan Mitrovic

Sound: Dragan Stanojevic

Production: Neoplanta film, Serbia

Format: Beta SP B&W

Production Country: Yugoslavia

Production Year: 1968

Duration: 18

Želimir Žilnik

Filmography

1967 A Newsreel on Village Youth, in Winter (short)
1971 Black Film (short)
1975 Inventory (short)
1994 Tito among the Serbs for the Second Time
2000 Fortress Europe
2007 Kenedi Is Getting Married
2013 Pirika on Film
2015 Logbook Serbistan