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We Will Be the World Champions
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Wikipedia article
'We Will Be the World Champions' is a 2015 Serbian sports drama film directed by Darko Baji. 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, but lost out to 'Enclave'. 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 - Neboja Popovi, Borislav Stankovi, Radomir aper and Aleksandar Nikoli. 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
* Strahinja Blai as Neboja Popovi
* Aleksandar Radojii as Bora Stankovi
* Milo Bikovi as Radomir aper, the president of the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia
* Marko Janketi as Aleksandar Nikoli,
;Team Roster
* Sergej Trifunovi as Ranko eravica, the head coach
* Igor Kova as Ratomir Tvrdi
* Jovan Belobrkovi as Ljubodrag Simonovi
* Draen Laki as Vinko Jelovac
* Miodrag Radonji as Trajko Rajkovi
* Toni Cahunek as Aljoa orga
* Stefan Kapii as Dragan Kapii. Kapii plays the role of his own father.
* Jure Henigman as Ivo Daneu
* Kreimir Petar osi as Kreimir osi. osi plays the role of his own father.
* Matko Knesaurek as Damir olman
* Goran Bogdan as Nikola Plea
* Pea Marjanovi as Dragutin ermak
* Robert Kurbaa as Petar Skansi
;Other characters
* Leon Luev as Major Dane tukalo
* Iva Babic as Maja Bedekovi-Popovi, wife of Neboja Popovi and Crvena zvezda player
* Nina Jankovi as Ljubica Otaevi, Crvena zvezda player
* Radovan Vujovi as Sran Kalember, Crvena zvezda player
* Stevan Piale as Aleksandar Gec, Crvena zvezda player
* Neboja Dugali as Vladimir Dedijer
* Jasa Jamnik as Stane Dolanc
* Mia Nestorovi as Aristotle Onassis
* Dejan Deni as Radivoj Kora
* Boban Marjanovi as Jnis Krmi (uncredited cameo)
* Lazar Ristovski as Tito
* John Savage as William Jones, the Secretary General of the FIBA.
References
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