Long Live the Factory!
A reflective archival investigation excavates the contested memory of Viskoza, a vanished Yugoslav chemical-industrial giant.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- reflective
- investigative
- quiet evening
- history documentary night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Aleksandar Kostić finds tens of thousands of slides and negatives made by Viskoza's factory photographers and uses them to investigate its history.
The film questions whether stories about Viskoza describe a genuine collective achievement or nostalgia for the good old days.
Viskoza is presented as a once-dominant Yugoslav chemical industry giant that has since been abandoned and looted.
Aleksandar spends years searching for answers about the factory, testing oral stories against the surviving visual record.
Films like Long Live the Factory!, and why
The Gleaners and I
archival documentary focused on industrial history, collective memory, and the afterlife of a vanished social order
Sans Soleil
reflective essay documentary using images, testimony, and personal investigation to examine historical memory
Harlan County War
documentary portrait of a declining industrial community shaped by nostalgia, labor, and social change
Movie Details
- Director
- Marko Nikolić
- Release Date
- 2026-05-24
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Aleksandar Kostić
- Marija Šćekić Marković
- Aleksandar Petrović
- Dragan Mirković
- Danica Nikolić
- Marinko Nikolić
- Savo Despotović
- Nenad Mijailović
- Refik Arifović
- Stana Jovičić
Common questions
- What is Long Live the Factory! about?
- A reflective archival investigation excavates the contested memory of Viskoza, a vanished Yugoslav chemical-industrial giant.
- What is Long Live the Factory! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Long Live the Factory! as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Long Live the Factory! violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Long Live the Factory!.
- Which films are like Long Live the Factory!?
- Films with a similar feel include The Gleaners and I, Sans Soleil, and Harlan County War.
- How long is Long Live the Factory!?
- Long Live the Factory! runs 80 minutes.
