Don't Lean Out the Window

Don't Lean Out the Window (Serbo-Croatian: Ne naginji se van), is a 1977 Yugoslav drama film directed by Bogdan Žižić.

Don't Lean Out the Window
Directed by	Bogdan Žižić
Written by	Krunoslav Quien Bogdan Žižić
Starring	Ivo Gregurević Fabijan Šovagović Mira Banjac Jadranka Stilin Zdenko Jelčić Inge Appelt
Cinematography	Branko Blažina
Edited by	Martin Tomić
Music by	Ozren Depolo
Production companies	Jadran Film Croatia Film
Release date	1977 (1977)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Yugoslavia
Language	Serbo-Croatian

The film won two Golden Arena awards at the 1977 Pula Film Festival, for Best Film and for Best Supporting Actress (Mira Banjac).^[1]

Plot

Filip, a young man from the Dalmatian hinterland, goes to Frankfurt looking for a job. He is enticed by the example of his compatriot Mate, who Filip believes made a fortune working in Germany. Upon his arrival in Frankfurt, he is unable to get in touch with Mate, so he takes a black market construction job working under Čikeš, a corrupt boss. He gets injured in a work accident, and experiences a series of discouraging setbacks. While his spirits are lifted by a romantic relationship with Verica, a saleswoman in a record store, over time he realizes he has no reason to stay...^[2][3]