Rhode Island International Film Festival 2009

In a tiny town, 33 miles north of Belgrade in war torn Serbia, a group of villagers decide that they alone must change their destiny. After 4,000 years of floods, famine and war, the people of Zitiste unite in the selection of new symbol they hope will reverse their fortune. Unanimously, they select Rocky Balboa as the one icon that will lead them to prosperity. This is the true story of the journey and quest to build a Rocky Balboa statue in the middle of a tiny town and the villagers who would successfully force the eyes of the world on its meager existence and change things forever. After the story first appeared in The New York Times, the village attracted thousands of media outlets and curious tourists. For the villagers, their dream had become a reality. This film was made with the full co-operation of Sylvester Stallone.