In New York, an absurd coincidence links the lives of a Yugoslavian hitman, his ex-wife and her new partner, a policeman whose father was a criminal. His code name is "Uncle Vanya". He grew up in Bosnia, an orphan of both parents and, having never met them, he does not know whether he is a Serb, a Croat or a Muslim. A victim of his fate and his past in war-torn Bosnia, he has become a hitman. He would like to stop killing but he can't.
Acting
Trifunović's haunted stillness carries every frame.
Writing
Chekhov reference as hitman code name? *Chef's kiss*.
Director
Vladan Nikolić
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Love' is deeply ironic—every relationship here is transactional, damaged, or doomed.
Released when Yugoslav cinema was rebuilding; Nikolić shot guerrilla-style in NYC with Balkan diaspora actors.
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