We Will Be the World Champions
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| Directed by | Darko Bajić |
| Written by | Ognjen Sviličić |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | Serbia |
| Language | Serbian |
We Will Be the World Champions (Serbian: Бићемо прваци света, Bićemo prvaci sveta) is a 2015 Serbian sports drama film directed by Darko Bajić. It was one of six films shortlisted by Serbia to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,[1] but lost out to Enclave.[2] The film is based on the true story of the Yugoslavia national basketball team who won the 1970 FIBA World Championship.
Plot[]
The film tells the story of the four men who founded the Yugoslav basketball school and who significantly contributed to the development of basketball in Europe - Nebojša Popović, Borislav Stanković, Radomir Šaper and Aleksandar Nikolić. The main event is the final match of the 1970 FIBA World Championship, held in Ljubljana between the national teams of Yugoslavia and the United States.
Cast[]
- The Four Pioneers
- as Nebojša Popović
- as Bora Stanković
- Miloš Biković as Radomir Šaper, the president of the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia
- as Aleksandar Nikolić,
- Team Roster
- Sergej Trifunović as Ranko Žeravica, the head coach
- Igor Kovač as Ratomir Tvrdić
- as Ljubodrag Simonović
- as Vinko Jelovac
- as Trajko Rajković
- as Aljoša Žorga
- Stefan Kapičić as Dragan Kapičić. Kapičić plays the role of his own father.
- as Ivo Daneu
- as Krešimir Ćosić. Ćosić plays the role of his own father.
- as Damir Šolman
- Goran Bogdan as Nikola Plećaš
- as Dragutin Čermak
- Robert Kurbaša as Petar Skansi
- Other characters
- Leon Lučev as Major Dane Štukalo
- as Maja Bedeković-Popović, wife of Nebojša Popović and Crvena zvezda player
- as Ljubica Otašević, Crvena zvezda player
- Radovan Vujović as Srđan Kalember, Crvena zvezda player
- as Aleksandar Gec, Crvena zvezda player
- Nebojša Dugalić as Vladimir Dedijer
- as Stane Dolanc
- as Aristotle Onassis
- as Radivoj Korać
- Boban Marjanović as Jānis Krūmiņš (uncredited cameo)
- Lazar Ristovski as Tito
- John Savage as William Jones, the Secretary General of the FIBA.
References[]
- ^ "Filmovi u konkurenciji za domaćeg kandidata za Oskara". B92. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ ""Enklava" - srpski kandidat za Oskara". Vijesti. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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