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.
Acting
Leon Lučev's face does more than most scripts.
Direction
Glavonić made you feel the weight without showing the cargo.
Cinematography
Decimated Yugoslav highways as haunting character.
Director
Ognjen Glavonić
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Glavonić based this on real events from the Kosovo War; many Serbian drivers transported bodies of Albanian civilians to mass grave sites.
The film deliberately never shows NATO planes or explosions—this isn't about the bombing you see, but the rot underneath.
RS
