We Will Be the World Champions

{{short description|2015 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = We Will Be the World Champions

| image = We Will Be the World Champions.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Darko Bajić

| producer =

| writer = Jelena Brkić
Ognjen Sviličić

| starring = Strahinja Banić

| music =

| cinematography =

| editing =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2015|2|26|df=yes}}

| runtime = 127 minutes

| country = Serbia

| language = Serbian

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We Will Be the World Champions ({{langx|sr|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,{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/kultura/vesti.php?nav_category=268&yyyy=2015&mm=08&dd=14&nav_id=1027025 |title=Filmovi u konkurenciji za domaćeg kandidata za Oskara |work=B92|date=14 August 2015 |access-date=14 August 2015}} but lost out to Enclave.{{cite web|url=http://www.vijesti.me/caffe/enklava-srpski-kandidat-za-oskara-849736 |title="Enklava" - srpski kandidat za Oskara |work=Vijesti |date=3 September 2015 |access-date=3 September 2015}} 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

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