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Synopsis
Vlada works as a truck driver during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. Tasked with transporting a mysterious load from Kosovo to Belgrade, he drives through unfamiliar territory, trying to make his way in a country scarred by the war. He knows that once the job is over, he will need to return home and face the consequences of his actions.
Cast
Leon Lucev - Vlada
Pavle Cemerikic - Paja
Tamara Krcunovic - Vladina zena
Ivan Lucev - Ivan
Crew
Screenwriter: Ognjen Glavonic
Producers: Dragana Jovovic, Stefan Ivancic, Ognjen Glavonic
Co-producers: Sophie Erbs, Ankica Juric Tilic, Pouria Heidary Oureh
DoP: Tatjana Krstevski
Editor: Jelena Maksimovic
Sound designer: Jakov Munizaba
Art director: Zorana Petrov
Costume designer: Maja Mirkovic
Produced by: Non-Aligned Films (RS), Cinéma Defacto (FR), Kinorama (HR), Three Gardens Film (IR)
World sales: New Europe Film Sales (PL)
- supported by: CNC – aide aux cinémas du monde (France), Croatian Audiovisual Centre (Croatia), Eurimages, Visions Sud Est (Switzerland), Hubert Bals Fund (The Netherlands), Film Center Serbia (Serbia), AP Vojvodina (Serbia), Doha Film Institute (QA) |
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Awards
* San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival 2019, San Sebastian, Spain - competition programme, Amnesty International Award for the Best Feature Film
* Sofia International Film Festival 2019, Sofia, Bulgaria - Balkan Competition, The Balkan Jury Special Mention
* Trieste Film Festival 2019, Trieste, Italy - competition programme, CINEUROPA award
* Marrakech Intl. Film Festival 2018, Marrakech, Morocco - competition programme, best direction prize
* 24th Festival of authors' film (FAF) 2018, Belgrade, Serbia - main competition programme, Grand Prix "Aleksandar Sasa Petrovic“ for the best film
* 29th LIFFe Ljubljana International Film Festival 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia - competition programme, Special Mention of the Jury
* Zagreb Film Festival 2018, Zagreb, Croatia - competition programme, The Golden Pram for Best Feature Film
* Thessaloniki Int. Film Festival 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece - program Balkan survey
* Malatya Uluslararsi Film Festival 2018, Anatolia, Turkey – competition programme, Best Foreign Film award
* Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad" 2018, Minsk, Belarus - competition programme, Best screenplay award
* 28th Film Festival Cottbus 2018., Cottbus, Germany – competition programme, FIPRESCI prize for the Best Film, Special Mention of the Jury
* Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival 2018, Pingyao, China - competition programme, Roberto Rossellini award for Best Director
* Haifa International Film Festival 2018, Haifa, Israel - competition programme, FEDEORA Award for Best Foreign Film
* Sakhalin International Film Festival 2018, Sakhalin, Russia - competition programme, Special Jury Award
* Sarajevo Film Festival 2018, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - competition programme, Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor (Leon Lucev)
* Art Film Fest 2018, Kosice, Slovakia - competition programme, Blue Angel Award for Best Director (Ognjen Glavonic)
* Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival 2018, Kiev, Ukraine - official competition, Special Jury Diploma
Festivals
* San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival 2019, San Sebastian, Spain - competition programme
* CPH DOX 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark - Fiction for Real
* Hong Kong International Film Festival 2019, Hong Kong, Hong Kong - World Cinema
* Sofia International Film Festival 2019, Sofia, Bulgaria - Balkan Competition, competition programme
* Ficunam Film Festival 2019, Mexico City, Mexico - International Competition
* Vilnius International Film Festival 2019, Vilnius, Lithuania - Critics’ Choice Programme
* Febiofest: Prague International Film Festival 2019, Prague, Czech Republic - Balkan Echoes
* Programme Garage Screen 2019, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
* Rotterdam International Film Festival 2019, Rotterdam, Nizozemska - Bright Future competition
* Trieste Film Festival 2019, Trieste, Italy - competition programme
* Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg 2019, Würzburg, Germany - competition programme
* Les Arcs Film Festival 2018, Les Arcs, France - program Hauteur
* Marrakech Intl. Film Festival 2018, Marrakech, Morocco - competition programme, best direction prize
* International Film Festival of Kerala 2018, Thiruvananthapuram, India - World Cinema Programme
* 24th Festival of authors' film (FAF) 2018, Belgrade, Serbia - main competition programme, Grand Prix "Aleksandar Sasa Petrovic“ for the best film
* CinemaMed 2018, Bruxelles, Belgium - Panorama Programme
* Serbian Film Festival in Toronto 2018, Toronto, Canada
* Cinergia European Cinema Forum 2018, Lodz, Poland - Panorama of European Film - Discovery
* Gijon International Film Festival 2018, Gijon, Spain - official selection
* GOA International Film Festival of India 2018, Goa, India - Programme Centenary Award for the Best Debut Feature Film of a Director
* Festival de cinéma «Du grain à démoudre» 2018, Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France - competition programme
* 29th LIFFe Ljubljana International Film Festival 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia - competition programme, Special Mention of the Jury
* Zagreb Film Festival 2018, Zagreb, Croatia - competition programme, The Golden Pram for Best Feature Film
* Thessaloniki Int. Film Festival 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece - program Balkan survey
* Malatya Uluslararsi Film Festival 2018, Anatolia, Turkey – competition programme, Best Foreign Film award
* International Crime and Punishment Film Festival 2018, Istanbul, Turkey - Scales of Justice
* Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad" 2018, Minsk, Belarus - competition programme, Best Screenplay award
* Cork International Film Festival 2018, Cork, Ireland - Features International programme
* Stockholm Film Festival 2018, Stockholm, Sweden - competition programme
* 28th Film Festival Cottbus 2018., Cottbus, Germany – competition programme, FIPRESCI prize for the Best Film, Special Mention of the Jury
* Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival 2018, Pingyao, China - competition programme, Roberto Rossellini award for Best Director
* Viennale International Film Festival 2018, Vienna, Austria
* Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2018, Sao Paulo, Brasil - New Directors Competition
* Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest 2018, Bucharest, Romania
* BFI London Film Festival 2018, London, UK - program Journey
* Bogota Int. Film Festival 2018, Bogota, Colombia
* Mungiu’s Fest 2018, Bucharest, Romania
* CinEast European Film Festival 2018, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
* Vancouver International Film Festival 2018, Vancouver, Canada - program Panorama
* Haifa International Film Festival 2018, Haifa, Israel - competition programme, FEDEORA Award for Best Foreign Film
* Helsinki International Film Festival 2018, Helsinki, Finland
* International Film Festival Cinematik 2018, Piešťany, Slovakia
* Toronto International Film Festival 2018, Toronto, Canada - program "Discovery"
* Sakhalin International Film Festival 2018, Sakhalin, Russia - competition programme, Special Jury Award
* Sarajevo Film Festival 2018, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - competition programme, Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor (Leon Lucev)
* New Horizons International Film Festival 2018, Wroclaw, Poland - competition programme
* Art Film Fest 2018, Kosice, Slovakia - competition programme, Blue Angel Award for Best Director (Ognjen Glavonic)
* Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival 2018, Kiev, Ukraine - official competition, Special Jury Diploma
* Cannes Film Festival 2018, Cannes, France, programme "Directors' Fortnight" |
